A Waller County grand jury has indicted Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Brian Encinia – the trooper who arrested Sandra Bland – on perjury charges.
The charge is a Class A misdemeanor. If convicted, Encinia could face up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.
The charge stemmed from a statement Encinia made in his report of the arrest, in which said he pulled Bland out of her car to continue the investigation.
Click here to read more about the indictment of Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Brian Encinia for prejury regarding the events leading up to the arrest of Sandra Bland,