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| Sandra Bland arrest video released by Texas officials | Sandra Bland arrest video released by Texas officials |
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| A police dashcam video showing the arrest of a woman who died three days later in custody has been released by officials in Texas. | A police dashcam video showing the arrest of a woman who died three days later in custody has been released by officials in Texas. |
| Footage of the 10 July arrest shows Sandra Bland's car being pulled over for failing to signal and then an ensuing confrontation with the officer. | Footage of the 10 July arrest shows Sandra Bland's car being pulled over for failing to signal and then an ensuing confrontation with the officer. |
| The coroner said she hanged herself in her cell but her family has ordered an independent autopsy. | |
| State officials and the FBI are both investigating her death. | State officials and the FBI are both investigating her death. |
| In the video, released by the Texas Department of Public Safety, the policeman is seen issuing a ticket and then asking her to stub out her cigarette, which she refuses. | In the video, released by the Texas Department of Public Safety, the policeman is seen issuing a ticket and then asking her to stub out her cigarette, which she refuses. |
| When she refuses to step out of the car, he tries unsuccessfully to pull her out. He then appears to threaten her with a Taser and says the words: "I will light you up." | When she refuses to step out of the car, he tries unsuccessfully to pull her out. He then appears to threaten her with a Taser and says the words: "I will light you up." |
| She gets out of the car and the two of them move out of vision, but the audio suggests the confrontation becomes physical during the arrest before more officers arrive. | She gets out of the car and the two of them move out of vision, but the audio suggests the confrontation becomes physical during the arrest before more officers arrive. |
| The arresting officer said he was kicked. He has been put on administrative leave. | The arresting officer said he was kicked. He has been put on administrative leave. |
| Earlier on Tuesday, local district attorney Elton Mathis said the case - like all deaths in a jail cell - would be investigated like a murder. | Earlier on Tuesday, local district attorney Elton Mathis said the case - like all deaths in a jail cell - would be investigated like a murder. |
| The death of the 28-year-old is one of several under national scrutiny in which a black person has died while in police custody. | The death of the 28-year-old is one of several under national scrutiny in which a black person has died while in police custody. |
| Other high-profile cases, since the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson last summer, have sparked protests and sometimes unrest. | Other high-profile cases, since the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson last summer, have sparked protests and sometimes unrest. |
| Bland's family has ordered an independent autopsy and called for an investigation by the Department of Justice. | Bland's family has ordered an independent autopsy and called for an investigation by the Department of Justice. |
| Video footage did not show what happened inside Bland's cell, but did suggest no-one entered or left it until someone found her unconscious. | Video footage did not show what happened inside Bland's cell, but did suggest no-one entered or left it until someone found her unconscious. |
| Jail Sheriff Glen Smith said his staff checked on Bland less than an hour before she was found dead. | Jail Sheriff Glen Smith said his staff checked on Bland less than an hour before she was found dead. |
| Her sister Shante Needham said Bland called her from jail, saying she did not know why she had been arrested and that an officer had possibly broken her arm. | Her sister Shante Needham said Bland called her from jail, saying she did not know why she had been arrested and that an officer had possibly broken her arm. |