Archive · 8 Jan 2026
Woman Arrested for Trying to Be a Mermaid
A 41-year-old woman named Erin Elizabeth Sutton was arrested in Louisiana.
She was swimming naked in her neighbor's pond and said she was trying to be a mermaid.
When the police asked her to leave, she refused and even attacked one of the officers.
She was taken to the hospital and charged with several crimes, including resisting the police and trespassing.
Her bond was set at $62,000.
The neighbor said this wasn't the first time she had used their pond without permission.
Erin Elizabeth Sutton, 41, was arrested for trespassing and swimming nude in a neighbor's pond in Louisiana.
She claimed she was 'trying to be a mermaid' and refused to leave the pond when asked by deputies.
Sutton assaulted a deputy, kicking and punching him, and was tased but continued her attack.
She was charged with multiple offenses, including resisting an officer, battery of a police officer, and criminal trespassing.
Her bond was set at $62,000, and the neighbor stated this was not her first incident of trespassing.
- Who
- Erin Elizabeth Sutton, a 41-year-old woman
- What
- Attempted to be a mermaid in a neighbor's pond and assaulted a police officer
- When
- January 6, 2020
- Where
- Louisiana, USA
- Why
- Not explicitly stated, but she was trespassing and ignored previous warnings
- Name
- Erin Elizabeth Sutton
- Age
- 41
- Location
- Louisiana, USA
- Date of Incident
- January 6, 2020
- Charges
- Resisting an officer, public intimidation, battery of a police officer, disturbing the peace, criminal trespassing
- Bond Amount
- $62,000