In summary, the 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 courthouse, Lawrence was charged with lewd and

> lascivious behavior, public indecency, and public intoxication.

>

> The suspect explained that as 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 around" 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 his alleged 'need.' "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."

>

> Officer Taylor went on to describe what happened when she approached

Lawrence .

>

> "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, and then he

> looked me straight in the face and said...

>

> "A pumpkin? ****..is it midnight already?

LMFAO