Officer in Sandra Bland traffic stop suspended after her jail death

HEMPSTEAD, TEXAS — A state trooper involved in the traffic stop of Sandra Bland, whose death in the Waller County jail this week has drawn national media attention, violated Texas Department of Public Safety procedures and the agency’s “courtesy policy,” the department said Friday.

A DPS spokesman wouldn’t say what the trooper, identified as Brian Encinia, 30, did wrong. He has been assigned to administrative duties pending the outcome of a Texas Ranger and FBI investigation into the incident.

Waller County authorities said Friday a video of the stop would be released soon, but said that social media posts alleging that Bland was dragged out of her car were false.

Authorities have said the 28-year-old hanged herself Monday morning in a Waller County jail cell, three days after being arrested for allegedly kicking an officer following a traffic stop. Family and friends say they doubt that Bland, who moved from Naperville, Ill., for a job at Prairie View A&M University, killed herself.

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Cross-posted in the Texas Group.