Syesha Mercado lost custody of her 10-day old baby on Wednesday after a roadside check in Florida.

This development took place just five months after her 18-month-old son Amen’Ra was — in the former American Idol finalist’s words — “forcefully and legally kidnapped” by the Florida Department of Children and Families on March 11.

As a result, this troubling story has gone national and viral.

Mercado and boyfriendd Tyron Deener recorded this week’s police encounter on Instagram, writing as a caption to the footage: “THEY TOOK OUR BABY AGAIN!”

In a video of their interaction with Manatee County sheriff’s deputies, the couple gets handed a court order to turn over the then-10-day-old baby for a hospital checkup…



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