Sandra Bland's Family to Sue State Trooper After Jail Death

An attorney for the family of a woman found dead in a Texas county jail three days after a confrontation with a state trooper says a lawsuit will be filed against the trooper.

August 4, 2015

Photo: KXAN screenshot

An attorney for the family of a woman found dead in a Texas county jail three days after a confrontation with a state trooper says a lawsuit will be filed against the trooper, reports the Associated Press.

Attorney Cannon Lambert says Sandra Bland’s family plans to file the federal lawsuit Tuesday in Houston. He says it will name the Texas Department of Public Safety trooper and others.

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