US EditionWoman Faces Multiple Charges After 'Mermaid' Skinny-Dipping Incident Turns Violent
Erin Elizabeth Sutton faces multiple charges including assault, trespassing, and resisting arrest after attacking a deputy and refusing compliance despite being tased, officials said.
- On Jan. 6, Erin Elizabeth Sutton surrendered to deputies at the Union Parish Sheriff's Office and was taken into custody after allegedly attacking a deputy.
- UPSO responded after a trespassing call in the Linville community where a caller reported a neighbor repeatedly trespassing and screaming in a driveway.
- On arrival, UPSO deputies found Erin Elizabeth Sutton swimming nude in the pond on the caller's property; she refused commands, saying she was `trying to be a mermaid`, then charged a deputy, was tased with no effect, restrained after kicking and punching, and evaluated by EMS.
- Sutton faces multiple counts including resisting officers and battery of a police officer; her bond was set at $62,000, and authorities say she threatened to kill deputies and paramedics during transport.
- On Wednesday, Jan. 7 UPSO posted on social media that Sutton was arrested this week for an alleged incident last year, and neither Sutton nor UPSO responded to PEOPLE's request for comment.
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Woman ‘Trying To Be a Mermaid' Arrested After Officers Allegedly Find Her Nude in Neighbor's Pond
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Union Parish 'mermaid' accused of swimming nude in neighbor's pond, attacking deputies
MARION - A Marion woman, claiming she was "trying to be a mermaid" while swimming nude on her neighbor's property, was arrested for allegedly trespassing, attacking deputies, and resisting arrest.Union Parish deputies were called to a home in the Linville community for a trespassing complaint in November 2025. The caller told the Union Parish Sheriff's Office that a neighbor was standing in their driveway after previously being told not to be on…
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