The Daily Populous Thursday January 8th, 2026 day edition
Authored by usmagazine.com and submitted by WeirdAFNewsPodcast

A Louisiana law enforcement official was allegedly attacked on Tuesday, January 6, by a naked woman who informed investigators she had aspirations of becoming a mermaid.

The Union Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a statement to Us Weekly that Erin Elizabeth Sutton, 41, generated a call to 911 for allegedly trespassing on a property in Linville.

That property has a substantial pond but belongs to her neighbor, who called the police for help.

The caller told dispatchers that Sutton had been swimming nude in their pond and refused to leave the water, despite repeated requests.

As officers were arriving at the caller’s home, they learned that Sutton had allegedly started screaming when she was asked to leave the water.

The caller said that this was not the first time Sutton had availed herself of the pond and that repeated past warnings to stay out of the water had been summarily ignored.

Deputies allegedly tried reasoning with Sutton, who allegedly refused — at first — to get out, as she was “trying to be a mermaid,” the statement confirmed.

Beyond the obvious reasons, Sutton apparently did not explain why she wants to be a mermaid.

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The officers eventually coaxed the sea nymph wannabe out of the pond and called EMS to evaluate Sutton. The statement said that, when they tried moving Sutton into an unspecified home, she suddenly started to charge at one of the deputies. Sutton was tased, but cops said the electrical jolt had zero effect, and she continued toward the officer.

It is alleged that when Sutton reached him, she kicked and punched the deputy. The statement notes Sutton was finally restrained and taken to the hospital, allegedly threatening to kill the deputies and the paramedics the whole way there.

The statement fails to mention if the deputy sustained any injuries in the attack.

Sutton has been charged with three counts of resisting an officer with force or violence, two counts of public intimidation, two counts of battery of a police officer, one count of disturbing the peace/drunkenness and one count of criminal trespassing.

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The police statement did not mention anything about Sutton being intoxicated at the time of the incident, although the disturbing the peace/drunkenness charge indicates they believe she was. If convicted on the public intimidation count alone, Sutton could be sentenced to five years.

Sutton had her bond set at $62,000. It was unclear if Sutton remains in police custody. Plea and attorney information for the woman was also not available at press time.

Us Weekly called several numbers that were listed for Sutton but was unable to get anyone who answered to identify themselves or speak about the arrest. Us Weekly also attempted contacting neighbors in that area, but no one we spoke with was familiar with Sutton or the circumstances surrounding her arrest.

In Louisiana, the crimes of resisting an officer with force or violence and battery of a police officer are both punishable by one to three years in prison. Those convicted also face fines of more than $2,000 and $1,000, respectively.

monkeybawz on January 8th, 2026 at 00:19 UTC »

I clicked on the link to see if it was her pond or not. It was not.

You'd think the arrest would be the end of it. Nope.... That's when it goes properly off the rails.

Do mermaids have superpowers? It's either that or meth.

ghoostimage on January 8th, 2026 at 00:18 UTC »

“Beyond the obvious reasons, Sutton apparently did not explain why she wants to be a mermaid.”

EmilioMolesteves on January 8th, 2026 at 00:11 UTC »

Obligatory "I'm sorry I thought this was America" post.