Texas trooper violated state policy in stopping Sandra Bland
A Texas trooper violated state policy in the traffic stop of Sandra Bland, a black woman who was jailed and found dead in her cell three days later, officials said Friday. Bland, 28, was arrested July 10 for allegedly assaulting an officer during the stop near Houston.
The local sheriff's department has called her death a suicide, but relatives, friends, and activists say they do not believe that. The trooper has been put on desk duty for violating procedures and the agency's courtesy policy. The FBI and a state agency are investigating Bland's death, Reuters reports.
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