Trooper in Sandra Bland arrest once warned for conduct

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By TERRY WALLACE

DALLAS (AP) — The Texas trooper who arrested Sandra Bland after a confrontation that began with a traffic stop was once cautioned about "unprofessional conduct" in a 2014 incident while he was still a probationary trooper, according to his personnel file.

Bland, a 28-year-old Chicago-area woman, was found dead in her Waller County jail cell in Hempstead, about 200 miles south of Dallas, on July 13, three days after her arrest. Officials say she used a plastic bag to hang herself, a finding her family has questioned. Bland's family and others also have criticized Trooper Brian Encinia, who stopped Bland for failing to signal a lane change.

The Associated Press obtained Encinia's personnel file Friday from the Texas Department of Public Safety through a Freedom of Information Act request. Encinia had been with the department for a little over a year. For the most part, his file was unremarkable. He received "competent" ratings in all of the evaluations that were released.

However, in an evaluation that covered September and October 2014, his supervisor noted that Encinia "was given a written counseling for unprofessional conduct ... for an incident occurring while at a school in Austin." The documents provided no additional details and a Department of Public Safety official did not return a phone call seeking comment Friday night.

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FILE- In this July 10, 2015 file frame from dashcam video provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety, trooper Brian Encinia arrests Sandra Bland after she became combative during a routine traffic stop in Waller County, Texas. Encinia, a Texas trooper who arrested Bland after a confrontation that began with a traffic stop, had been cautioned about “unprofessional conduct” in a 2014 incident while he was still a probationary trooper. (Texas Department of Public Safety via AP, File)

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[heaven05]

1. one of many reasons

they have, in my book, becomes pigs again.

[cstanleytech]

2. So anyone here know exactly how long the training is for police officers in texas is and

it it comparable to the same amount of time that other states have as well?

[SummerSnow]

3. He didnt become a policeman to 'protect and serve'...

he became one to 'harass and bully' ...and to kill

[blackspade]

4. Bland was not combative.

That is a bullshit statement.
The officer asked why she was agitated and then escalated the stop into a confrontation because she was too uppity for him.
The prick.

[passiveporcupine]

5. One of the problems is that too many police officers

see anything but meek silence or nodding yes as "combative". Are they trained that way? I can't help but wonder. They especially don't like it when you don't immediately comply with their demands. They need to learn how to deal with all kinds of people fairly, not just meek submissive people.