Sandra Bland: Judge orders the FBI to release the Texas Rangers' investigation

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29. Encinia pleads not guilty

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Ex-Texas trooper pleads not guilty in Sandra Bland case
Mar 22, 2016 05:45 PM
By JOHN L. MONE
Associated Press

HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) - A fired Texas trooper pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of misdemeanor perjury stemming from his arrest last summer of Sandra Bland, a black woman who was later found dead in a county jail.

Brian Encinia entered his plea during a brief appearance before a Waller County judge as protesters gathered outside the courthouse in Hempstead, about 50 miles northwest of Houston. One held a sign that read: "What happened to Sandra Bland?"

About 20 protesters yelled "Tell the truth" and "Sandra still speaks," and at one point directed their chanting at Waller County Sheriff Glenn Smith who stood nearby speaking with reporters. Bland's arrest captured on a police dash-camera video provoked national outrage and drew the attention of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Encinia's attorney, Larkin Eakin, said after Tuesday's arraignment that the perjury charge "represents a fundamental misunderstanding of law enforcement procedures." He said Encinia acted properly during the July 2015 traffic stop and subsequent arrest of Bland.

No worries - one of DU's usual suspects will be along to post a video of teenagers (black girls in particular) fighting in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 . . .