Woman found dead in Texas jail had spoken about depression

Shavon Bland, back left, Sharon Cooper, back center, and Sierra Cole, right, Sandra Bland's oldest sister Shante Needham, center, becomes emotional as she tries to answer a question from a reporter, during news conference about their sister's death, Thursday, July 16, 2015 in Chicago. Their attorney Cannon Lambert, left, and their uncle Paul Needham, right, were also present. Sandra Bland, a 28-year-old woman who authorities say hanged herself in a Texas jail after her arrest for allegedly kicking an officer following a traffic stop gave no indication she was in such an emotional state that she would kill herself, her sister said Thursday. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT CHICAGO TRIBUNE; CHICAGO SUN-TIMES OUT; DAILY HERALD OUT; NORTHWEST HERALD OUT; THE HERALD-NEWS OUT; DAILY CHRONICLE OUT; THE TIMES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES Shavon Bland, back left, Sharon Cooper, back center, and Sierra Cole, right, Sandra Bland's oldest sister Shante Needham, center, becomes emotional as she tries to answer a question from a reporter, during news conference about their sister's death, Thursday, July 16, 2015 in Chicago. Their attorney Cannon Lambert, left, and their uncle Paul Needham, right, were also present. Sandra Bland, a 28-year-old woman who authorities say hanged herself in a Texas jail after her arrest for allegedly kicking an officer following a traffic stop gave no indication she was in such an emotional state that she would kill herself, her sister said Thursday. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT CHICAGO TRIBUNE; CHICAGO SUN-TIMES OUT; DAILY HERALD OUT; NORTHWEST HERALD OUT; THE HERALD-NEWS OUT; DAILY CHRONICLE OUT; THE TIMES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES

By Associated Press July 17, 2015 1 min read

DALLAS (AP) – Online videos posted earlier this year by a black woman found dead in a Texas jail show her saying that she suffered from depression, though family members don’t believe she would take her own life.

Sandra Bland, who had lived in a Chicago suburb, was arrested a week ago in Waller County, Texas, for allegedly kicking an officer who stopped her for a traffic violation. Authorities say she hanged herself in her cell Monday.

Bland posted two online video earlier this year saying she was suffering from depression. Family and friends say the 28-year-old gave no indication she might commit suicide.

A prosecutor said Thursday that he will present findings of a Texas Rangers’ investigation to a grand jury. The FBI also is investigating.