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The attorney for a Texas police officer fired after fatally shooting an unarmed college football player during a suspected burglary at a vehicle dealership is defending his client’s actions and insulting those of the police chief.

The Texas Department of Public Safety had previously said that Trooper Encinia had acted improperly during the stop. Attorney Cannon Lambert, will represent the family in the upcoming lawsuit as her they push for a full investigation from the police department that apprehended...

According to Johnson, Miller’s mistakes included his decision to enter the building without his partner, who had more police experience, which led to “an environment of cascading consequences”. Dale Wiggins that entered the scene after Miller, Taylor instead...

Bland’s death has sparked a conversation among lawmakers in Texas and elsewhere about jail standards and how authorities deal with potentially mentally ill or suicidal inmates.

The prosecutor in the Sandra Bland death investigation said Monday he has appointed an outside group of lawyers to review the evidence in the case to ensure that Waller County remains “an open book”.

Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw has confirmed he will testify at the hearing, along with Limestone County Sheriff Dennis Wilson, who has for years voiced concerns about problems facing Texas jails.

According to The Dallas Morning News, the silent footage documents Bland being interviewed in her prison uniform, making numerous phone calls and being taken to her jail cell.

Duhon said the video will include footage of Bland sitting in a holding cell, making phone calls and having her mugshot taken.

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Following the announcement a reporter asked Bland’s mother why her daughter’s bail wasn’t paid, forcing her to stay in jail for three days over a traffic stop.

According to KHOU.com, a news release from an attorney representing Sandra Bland’s family says the suit will be filed against state trooper Brian Encinia “and others responsible for the death of Sandra Bland”.

He said information the family has received from law enforcement has been inconsistent, which raises concerns about what has and hasn’t been given to them.

Paxton won’t have to step down unless he’s convicted.

“People’s Sheriff” David Clarkewill walk through Sandra Bland’s traffic stop “through a cop’s eyes” in his Saturday podcast.

The I-Team had requested personnel records for the trooper in the Sandra Bland traffic stop, the incident that resulted in her arrest and jailing.