A Jacksonville mother is accusing a police officer of using excessive force after she was arrested outside her daughter's school, an encounter that was caught on video and has now gone viral.

The incident happened the afternoon of Oct. 7 outside IDEA Public Schools in Jacksonville.

Erika McGriff, 39, had parked her car in an intersection and left it running while picking up her 9-year-old daughter in the rain, according to Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

Deputies said McGriff's driver's license had been revoked in the past. A deputy working at the school approached her and she attempted to walk away.

Video captures physical altercation

Video shows the confrontation escalating as the officer tried to handcuff McGriff.

Footage shows McGriff getting up and taking a swing at the depu

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