Former Jail Guard Falsified Log Records in Sandra Bland's Death: Report

An ex-guard at the Waller County, Texas jail reportedly falsified jail log records, making it appear that he checked on Sandra Bland within an hour before she was found dead.

Cannon Lambert, the lawyer for Sandra Bland’s family, said the guard “told him under oath that he falsified entries on a jail log, indicating he checked on Bland in the hour before she was found dead when he did not,” according to the Houston Chronicle.

The death of Sandra Bland made national headlines when she was found dead in a jail cell three days after being pulled over July 10, 2015, for a lane change violation. An argument ensued between her and the officer and she was arrested.

Bland, a former Naperville resident, was in Texas to begin a new job at Prairie View A&M University.

The Texas trooper who arrested Bland has since been indicted for perjury and fired.

Trooper Brian Encinia had said in a report that he pulled Bland from her car to continue the investigation, but a dash cam video shows he pulled her from her car after she denied his request to put out a cigarette.