The Texas state trooper who arrested Sandra Bland has been fired

Some closure for the Bland family.
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The Texas state trooper who arrested Sandra Bland has been fired three months after being charged with perjury, The New York Daily News reports. A black woman from Chicago, Bland, 28, was found dead in her jail cell of apparent suicide after being arrested in July 2015.

Trooper Brian Encinia, who arrested Bland, has been accused of lying about the circumstances of Bland's arrest. Encinia's attorney has argued that the indictment is unfair because Encinia was reportedly looking out for his safety. The arrest was caught on his dashcam video, and was widely circulated.

Encinia may appeal his firing.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.