Charged with perjury
Encinia is charged with perjury. The prosecutor says the grand jury didn’t believe Encinia’s statement that he took Bland from the car she was driving so he could conduct a safer traffic investigation.
The indictment was issued in reference to the reasoning that (Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia) removed her from her vehicle.
The penalty for perjury, a Class A misdemeanor, is up to a year in jail and up to a $4,000 fine.