AUSTIN, Texas – Newly released cell phone video shows what led up to an arrest and the subsequent death of Sandra Bland in 2015.
- Sandra Bland’s cell phone video released
- Shows arrest for failing to use turn signal
- Sparked debate over police treatment of black women
Bland’s death sparked outrage over how black women are treated in the criminal justice system. On Tuesday, supporters at the Capitol are rallying to push lawmakers to pass the Sandra Bland Act.
The 28-year-old was pulled over for failing to use a turn signal on July 10, 2015. Dash cam video from the police patrol car shows Bland being pulled from her car during the arrest for a Class C misdemeanor.
Now for the first time, a view from Bland’s perspective is available in her cell phone video, which has been released by the Investigative Network.
The arresting officer, Brian Encinia, claimed Bland threatened him prior to her arrest. However, the cell phone video shows Bland attempting to comply with the officer who rips opens her car door and points a stun gun at her.
In the video, Bland says “why am I being apprehended” over and over, which the officer fails to answer. He then pulls out a stun gun and yells “get out of the car. I will light you up! Get out!”
Three days after her arrest, Bland was found hanging in her cell while in police custody at the Waller County Jail. Her death was ruled a suicide.
Bland’s death and the video of the trooper trying to pull her from the car became talking points in the debate over how police treat African Americans.
The Sandra Bland Act would prohibit arrests for certain Class C misdemeanors, making them punishable by fine only. The rally begins on the south steps of the Capitol at 10 a.m.
The Investigative Network, is a nonprofit news organization in Texas.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2019/05/07/sandra-bland-s-cell-phone-video-of-arrest-released
2019-05-07 13:02:00Z
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