HEMPSTEAD , Texas, July 28 (UPI) -- A committee of outside attorneys will assist the Texas district attorney investigating the death of Sandra Bland, the woman found dead in a Texas jail cell days after a controversial traffic stop.
Waller County District Attorney Elton Mathis said the panel of lawyers will help his office make key decisions in the case, which could go to a grand jury in weeks. He did not give specifics about how the committee would work.