Ron desantis florida - american idol star gets her newborn taken away in viral clip by police for a "physical exam"

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“American Idol” star Syesha Mercado is fighting the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office after they seized her newborn baby daughter in a harrowing moment caught in a now-viral video. This is the second child that authorities have taken from the Florida native, who finished third during the seventh season of the long-running TV singing competition.

On Wednesday morning, Manatee County deputies reportedly surrounded a car that Mercado, her 10-day-old baby and her partner, Tyron Deener, were driving in, according to the Herald Tribune. Police then took custody of the 10-day-old newborn to bring her to a hospital.



Deener posted the incident that occurred near Whitfield Drive and Lockwood Ridge Road on Instagram Live. The hour-long footage, which had over 1.5 million views as of Friday night, shows a few police vehicles flashing their lights while two deputies give the couple a court order to turn over the baby for a physical at the hospital.


“She’s not even a month old,” Mercado can be heard saying in the emotional clip before starting to cry. “You are traumatizing my baby. How could you guys do this? Do you not feel anything? You’re taking my baby away from me. You have no heart.

Her infant is still in protective custody, according to activist Donisha Prendergast, who is advocating for the couple, local outlets reported.

Meanwhile, Mercado and Deener’s 15-month-old son, Amen’Ra, was placed into foster care more than three months ago after Mercado’s breast milk supply started to run dry, and the boy would not accept other fluids, FOX Tampa Bay reported.





Mercado and Deener explain to the sheriffs that their daughter had already been seen by physicians just a day prior.