Tag Archives: Waller County

#SandraBland: DPS to Terminate State Trooper #BrianEncinia

Posted on January 7, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Trooper who arrested #SandraBland indicted on perjury charge https://t.co/QBGKqwUHDU https://t.co/94IOQQjSso — CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) January 7, 2016

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Thursday Open Thread | Armed Black Panthers protest #SandraBland’s death

Posted on August 13, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

HEMPSTEAD Texas (AP) — Dozens of heavily armed demonstrators rallied in Southeast Texas to protest the arrest and jail-cell death of a black woman arrested after a confrontation with a white state trooper during a traffic stop. About 25 demonstrators … Continue reading →

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#SandraBland’s Family sues DPS trooper who arrested her

Posted on August 4, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

The mother of Sandra Bland filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Texas Department of Public Safety trooper and several others she deems responsible for the death of her 28-year-old daughter at the Waller County Jail in mid-July. Geneva Reed-Veal … Continue reading →

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Breaking: Sandra Bland Police Report Released

Posted on July 21, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

State Trooper: She kicked me and left me in pain. Hat tip: Isiah Factor

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Police release jail footage in death of #SandraBland

Posted on July 20, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Texas police have released video taken from inside the county jail during the last minutes of Sandra Bland’s life as activists claimed that the traffic stop that led to her imprisonment escalated into a confrontation because a trooper was angry … Continue reading →

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