Two Louisiana sheriff’s deputies are facing backlash after an arrest of a Black woman in a mental health crisis went viral.

The startling video of the incident was taken by the woman’s daughter, Lynell McElveen, as she tried to advocate on her mother’s behalf as she was being detained for a traffic violation outside a fast-food restaurant in St. Bernard.

Though McElveen was speaking calmly and keeping her distance while trying to help her mom, a police officer rudely ordered her to leave before threatening her with arrest.

According to McElveen, who goes by Muppy Brown on social media, her mother suffers from several health conditions, including diabetes, chronic pain, and anxiety attacks. On that April afternoon, sheriff’s deputies happened to spot her mother on her way to a fast-food

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