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Toni Braxton’s mom Evelyn is facing a jail time after New York police found a taser in her handbag last year.

The reality star from Braxton Family Values was in the NYC promoting the show when airport security staff discovered the illegal device, which she was carrying around to protect herself from a stalker.

Speaking out about the incident, Evelyn says,

“I have a stalker and so, with the advice of my lawyer, he told me to get a taser to protect myself… so I bought a taser and I forgot it was in my purse.”

Daughter Towanda adds,

“We had no idea that the taser was illegal in New York, so when she went through security they arrested her.”

Ms. Evelyn is currently waiting to hear if she’ll face any jail time, admitting she’s “devastated” about the possibility of doing time for protecting herself.

She tells Arsenio Hall,

“That’s a very devastating thing, especially when you’re trying to live your life and you’re trying to be an example… and then you end up a jailbird.”