The officer who pulled over and arrested Sandra Bland in 2015 and was charged in connection with her death while in custody at a Texas jail has had all charges dropped against him. Bland was found hanging from her jail cell three days after being arrested. Former Texas State Trooper Brian Encina was charged with […]
Brian Encinia entered his innocent plea on Tuesday evening with his attorney. The 30-year-old was indicted on perjury charges for allegedly lying about Bland's arrest.
The Texas state trooper who remained on payroll after he was indicted in the arrest of Sandra Bland -- a black woman who died in a jail cell three days after she was taken into custody last summer -- has been formally terminated.
Brian Encinia still faces misdemeanor perjury charges and a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the Bland family.
Sandra Bland's mother Geneva Reed-Veal has named 10 new Waller County officials in her federal lawsuit over her daughter's untimely death
State Trooper Brian Encinia is accused of lying in his incident report of Bland's arrest and for being unprofessional during her traffic stop.
Bland's family has come out saying that they were never contacted during the initial probe on Bland's death and are calling the investigation a "farce."
Waller County District Attorney Elton Mathis has appointed a committee of attorneys from outside his jurisdiction to review findings in the mysterious death of Sandra…
The footage supports that State Trooper Brian Encinia went against procedure by unconstitutionally extending the traffic stop and arresting Bland merely of his own frustration.
The story of Sandra Bland, the 28-year-old who was found dead in a Texas jail cell earlier this month, was given more context on Tuesday…
