McCrory's approval comes a week after the nation suffered three tragedies involving police: the shooting death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Philando Castile in St. Paul, and the killing of five Dallas officers at a protest honoring Sterling and Castile.

The footage supports that State Trooper Brian Encinia went against procedure by unconstitutionally extending the traffic stop and arresting Bland merely of his own frustration.