Texas officials release footage of Sandra Bland taking mugshot to dispel conspiracy theories

Texas officials have released footage of Sandra Bland in jail before her death on Monday, July 13, to try and dispel the many rumors and questions surrounding her death.

The footage, which has no sound, shows Bland getting booked, questioned and taking a mug shot at the Waller County jail on July 10.

Waller County Judge Trey Duhon explained at a press conference held on Tuesday, "The reason we're doing this is because of the misinformation that has been put out -- both through social media and even through mainstream media -- that has led to the rumors that Sandra Bland was in some way deceased, or harmed, or not well when she was brought in to the Waller County Jail,” CNN reports.

He continued to say the jail has received threats and officials who work there have received death threats as well. There has been a lot of inconsistencies with information being released since her death was ruled a suicide, so her family has ordered an independent autopsy be carried out.

"We are under cyberattack by individuals like the group called Anonymous, who has claimed that Sandra Bland is deceased in the mugshot,” Duhon continued. “You will see video here today that will show that she was alive and well when her mugshot was taken.”

He concluded, "It's a bigger commentary on the age we live in, when information is demanded immediately, and if it's not received, then people go to make up their own story.”

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