JACKSONVILLE, FLA. (WSVN) — A family is left shaken up after a mother was arrested by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office while picking up her daughter from school.

Police body camera video shows the JSO officer approaching Erika McGriff as she was leaving her daughter’s school on the afternoon of Oct. 7.

Authorities say McGriff left her car running in an intersection and when confronted by police, she hit the officer, also biting and punching him.

McGriff can be seen being pushed against a vehicle and placed into custody.

McGriff now faces charges for battery on an officer, resisting with violence and driving on a suspended license.

Criminal defense attorney Chris Carson says based on the video it’s unclear if the officer was justified in using escalating force when making the arrest.

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