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Sandra Bland

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Sandra Bland was an American businesswoman who was pulled over in Waller County, Texas, for a traffic violation by Brian Encinia on July 10, 2015. After an altercation with Encinia, Bland was arrested and sent to jail, where she committed suicide three days later.

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3 Mar, 2016

Fired

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Encinia is fired after being charged with misdemeanor perjury on suspicion of lying in the arrest report he filed for the July incident. The director of the Texas Department of Public Safety letter:

I have determined that you have not rebutted the charges set out in the statement of charges.