'No felony' in Bland death: US grand jury

A grand jury says the US officers involved in the case of Sandra Bland, found dead in her cell after her traffic stop arrest, have committed no felony.

Geneva Reed-Veal, left, and Sharon Cooper, center, the mother and sister of Sandra Bland, listen to attorney Larry Rogers Jr., right, explain concerns about the Texas grand jury's role in the death of Naperville resident Sandra Bland. Source: AAP

A grand jury in the US has decided no felony crime was committed by the sheriff's office or jailers in the treatment of a black woman who died in a southeast Texas county jail in July.

But prosecutor Darrell Jorden says the Waller County grand jury on Monday reached no decision on whether the trooper that arrested 28-year-old Sandra Bland should face charges. The grand jury will return in January to consider that.

Sandra Bland following her arrest stemming from an altercation during a traffic stop by a Texas Department of Public Safety officer in Hempstead, Texas, USA. Source: AAP

The Chicago-area woman was pulled over July 10 by a Texas state trooper for making an improper lane change. Dashboard camera video showed their interaction quickly became confrontational and she was arrested for assault.

Three days later, unable to raise about $US500 ($A695) bail, she was discovered dead in her cell. Relatives question the finding that she killed herself.