SANDRA BLAND WRONGFUL DEATH CASE RESOLVED

  

The mother of Sandra Bland has reached a final settlement in the lawsuit over her daughter’s arrest and suicide at the Waller County Jail.

This week, a federal judge dismissed the civil case after both parties agreed to a $1.9 million settlement. U.S. District Judge David Hittner accepted the agreement that lawyers for Bland’s mother developed with attorneys for 11 Waller County officials and the trooper who originally arrested her.

Bland was arrested in July of 2015 after allegedly being combative during a traffic stop. Authorities say 28-year-old Bland killed herself three days later at the Waller County Jail.

The trooper, Brian Encinia, was fired by the Texas Department of Public Safety. A criminal case is pending in state court against Encinia concerning allegations that he lied during the investigation.