Police arrested Patrick Lawrence, 22-year-old white male, in a pumpkin patch 

11:38 p.m. on Friday night.  On Monday, at the Gwinnett County (GA) 

courthouse, Lawrence was charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, public 

indecency and public intoxication.

 The suspect explained that he was passing a pumpkin patch on his way home 

from a drinking session when he decided to stop.  “You know how a pumpkin 

is soft and squishy inside, and there was no one around for miles, or at least I 

thought there wasn’t anyone,” he stated in a telephone interview.

 Lawrence went on to say that he pulled over to the side of the road, picked out

 a pumpkin that he felt was appropriate to his purpose, cut a hole in it and 

proceeded to satisfy himself sexually.  “Guess I was really into it, you know?”

 he commented with evident embarrassment.

 In the process of doing the deed, Lawrence failed to notice an approaching 

police car and was unaware of his audience until Officer Brenda Taylor 

approached him.  “It was an unusual situation; that’s for sure,” said Officer 

Taylor.  “I walked up to Lawrence and he’s just banging away at this pumpkin.

  I said, ‘Excuse me sir, but do you realize that you’re having sex with a 

pumpkin?’  He froze and was clearly very surprised that I was there. 

 “Then he looked me straight in the face and said, ‘A pumpkin?  Shit!  

Is it midnight already?’”