The Great Pumpkin
Topic: Reality Humor
In summary, the police arrested Patrick Lawrence, a

22-year-old white male, resident of Dacula, GA, in a

pumpkin patch at 11:38 p.m. on Friday. Lawrence will

be charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, public

indecency, and public intoxication at the Gwinnett

County courthouse on Monday.



The suspect explained that as he was passing a pumpkin

patch he decided to stop. "You know, a pumpkin is soft

and squishy inside, and there was no one around here

for miles. At least I thought there wasn't," he stated

in a phone 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 purposes,

cut a hole in it, and proceeded to satisfy his need.

"I guess I was just really into it, you know?" he

commented with evident embarrassment.



In the process, Lawrence apparently failed to notice a

Gwinnett County police car approaching 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 working away

at this pumpkin." Taylor went on to describe what happened

when she approached Lawrence. "I just went up and said, 'Excuse

me sir, but do you realize that you are screwing a pumpkin?""



"He froze and was clearly very surprised that I was there, and then

looked me straight in the face and said, 'A pumpkin? Damn...is it

midnight already?'"

Submitted By Mindy Thackrah