Woman booked with cruelty to the infirmed after allegedly slapping and pulling a 17-year-old from a wheelchair she is confined to, causing her to fall

A Violet woman was booked with cruelty to the infirmed after allegedly slapping a 17-year-old girl and pulling her from a motorized wheelchair she is confined to, causing the teen-ager to fall to the floor, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

Sheila Banks, 48, 6310 Fourth St., was arrested on Monday, Oct. 29, by St. Bernard sheriff’s detectives following up an investigation of an incident that happened Oct. 24, Sherirff Pohlmann said. Cruelty to the infirmed is a felony.

Banks is the guardian of the 17-year-old and they live at the same address, which is where the incident happened, the sheriff said.

There was an argument between Banks and the teen-ager, sheriff Pohlmann said, during which the teen allegedly cursed Banks and Banks slapped her face. Banks later also allegedly pulled the girl from the motorized wheelchair she is confined to, causing her to fall to the floor.

Also, the 17-year-old uses a breathing device which at some point was detached from her trachea, the sheriff also said.

Sheriff Pohlmann said the teen went to school the next day, Oct. 25, and school officials reported to the Sheriff’s Office that day that there had been incident involving her.

The girl was later examined at a hospital as a precaution and was later released.

Banks has been released on $7,500 bond after she was booked into St. Bernard Parish Prison.