No indictments in Sandra Bland case

The medical examiner determined that Bland died by hanging herself with a garbage bag.

Lambert said the family is also frustrated by unconfirmed reports that the grand jury would be coming to a conclusion in the case soon.

The confrontation between Bland and a white state trooper was captured by a video camera mounted on the dashboard of the officer’s auto.

Sandra Bland’s mother and sisters spoke at a news conference in Chicago Monday, four days after a judge set a 2017 trial date for their wrongful death lawsuit.

Special prosecutors have been meeting with a grand jury in Waller County, west of Houston, to examine evidence and decide if any criminal charges should be filed related to Bland’s death last summer. Bland’s family members complained they have not been interviewed and have generally not been included in the process.

Sandra Bland, 28, was arrested July 10 in Waller County, Texas, during a confrontational traffic stop about 50 miles from Houston.

In November, lawyers for the Waller County jail officials claimed Bland killed herself because her family took too long to bail her out of jail.

Grand jurors considered evidence collected by a team of five special prosecutors named by the county’s district attorney, Elton Mathis. Her family and others questioned that account.

Among evidence presented in the secret grand jury proceedings were the findings of a Texas Rangers’ investigation.