Sandy Bland

HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — An initial toxicology report for Sandra Bland, who died in a Texas jail cell three days after her arrest during a traffic stop, raises the possibility that she may have used marijuana while in custody, two experts said. The amount of THC, one of the active components of marijuana, in Bland’s […]

HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — The latest on the investigation into the recent death of a woman in a Texas jail cell (all times local): 10:30 a.m. The attorney for the family of Sandra Bland says her body has been flown back to Chicago in preparation for her funeral. Cannon Lambert said in an email Wednesday […]

  Sandra Bland was on her way to a new job at her alma mater Prairie View A&M when she was arrested during a routine traffic stop for changing lanes without signaling. Two days later, while still in police custody, she was found dead, reportedly from hanging herself. The family and an outraged public have […]

HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman whose loved ones are questioning authorities who say the 28-year-old arrested on a traffic violation hanged herself in a Texas county jail cell. Sandra Bland, who had ties to the Chicago area, was found dead Monday morning in […]