Authorities in Waller County, Texas, have released video of Sandra Bland entering the jail in an effort to dispel rumors she was already deceased when she entered the facility. Sandra Bland was found dead in her jail cell three days after she was arrested for failing to signal a lane change. Dash cam video of her arrest shows Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia forcibly removing her from her car and threatening to “light [her] up” after she refused to put out her cigarette. She can later be heard accusing police of slamming her head into the ground. Authorities have said she committed suicide in jail, a claim that her family rejects. Tuesday, Waller County Judge Trey Duhon released the footage of Bland entering the jail following her arrest.
Judge Trey Duhon: “Because of some of the things that’s gone out on social media, this county has been literally attacked. We are under cyber-attack by individuals, like the group called Anonymous, who has claimed that Sandra Bland is deceased in the mugshot. You will see video here today that will show that she was alive and well when her mugshot was taken.”