The Death of Sandra Bland: What We Know So Far - NBCNews.com
Last week, Sandra Bland was found dead from apparent "self-inflicted asphyxiation" in her cell in a Texas jail, three days after her arrest following a routine traffic stop. State and federal authorities are investigating, while Bland's family and supporters say they don't believe she killed herself and don't trust the official version of events. Bland, 28, lived with her family in suburban Chicago, and traveled to Waller County this month seeking a job at her alma mater, Prairie View A&M, where she graduated in May 2009. She got the job in the school's agricultural department. Months earlier, Bland said on Facebook that she suffered from depression and post traumatic stress disorder. The footage, released by the Texas Department of Public Safety, shows him talking to an increasingly irritated Bland , who questions the reason for the stop, and refuses to put out a cigarette she's smoking. When he tells her to get out of the car, she responds, "I refuse to talk to you other than to identify myself. But the Texas Department of Public Safety blamed the apparent irregularities on a technical glitch , and said the video had not been edited. The video shows Encinia responding to Bland's refusal to step from the car by threatening to forcibly remove her. Source: www.nbcnews.com
