hanging from a plastic bag. authorities maintain it was suicide. three days earlier, on july 10th, a state trooper pulled bland over, he said, for a failure to signal a lane change. in dash cam video bland clearly cannot comprehend why the officer was taking such an action and an argument ensued. at one point, the trooper pointed a stun gun at bland and said, i will light you up. she told the trooper she had epilepsy and he replied, good. one of the prosecuters said the case is still open and the grand jury will consider other aspects of it. the director of the department of public safety has said the trooper violated internal policies of professionism and courtesy.
stop in houston. the grand jury has yet to decide whether the arresting officer might have been involved and whether they will face charges. bland was found dead in her cell hanging from a plastic bag. authorities maintain it was suicide. three days earlier, on july 10th, a state trooper pulled bland over, he said, for a failure to signal a lane change. in dash cam video bland clearly cannot comprehend why the officer was taking such an action and an argument ensued. at one point, the trooper pointed a stun gun at bland and said, i will light you up. she told the trooper she had epilepsy and he replied, good. one of the prosecuters said the case is still open and the grand
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tremaine lee who has been following this case. thanks for being on the show. what is the latest developments? we know grand juries operate in secrecy, you don t necessarily know what was put in front of them, what they saw. in this case it brought back no indictments. critics saying this was a tool of the prosecution. that s the concern for the family and all the supporters who have gathered nationwide to support the cause of sandra bland. they can t figure out how a promising young woman who seemed so excited to be returning to texas for a job at her alma mater, how does she end up hanged in her jail cell? they never bought the narrative presented by police. now this grand jury decided not to indict anyone in connection with her death or anyone in the jail. a special prosecutor did say the grand jury will return in january to determine if any charges should be filed against the officer that was part of that very contentious arrest that began with sandra bland apparently not using he
electorate. andy smith, ross, thanks to both of you. a texas grand jury has decided not to indict anyone in sandra bland s death. raised questions about successive force and the role of race. she was found dead in her jail cell in july three days after she was arrested for allegedly failing to use a turn signal. police say she hanged herself with a plastic bag. feel that the grand jury process and the secretiveness of it is reflective of our experience with waller county officials the to date in terms of what has been furnished to us. five months after we don t have that report gives us cause for concern. the special prosecutor handling the case insists the grand jury process has been thorough though. we have left no rock