Man and woman jailed for having sex on lawn

A man and a woman were arrested for allegedly having sex on the front lawn of their home, police said. Dan Gilchrist, 45, of 711 Lookout Drive, and Paula Parris, 44, were charged with public intoxication and indecent exposure Monday after a neighbor called 911 and said the couple was openly having intercourse on the lawn of Gilchrist`s Columbia home. Gilchrist was also charged with disorderly conduct after repeatedly disrupting bond proceedings. Shortly after 3 p.m., 911 dispatchers received a call from a man complaining of a couple naked in the front yard of their home. Several minutes later, he called again saying the two were engaging in sexual acts. "There`s a man and woman out in the yard," the caller said. "She`s out there nude, and I don`t know what`s going on. They`re having sex out here, and people are running by." When police arrived, they found the couple on the ground. "I walked up and saw officer Voss talking to the male who had on nothing but underwear and the female was in the truck with a pink tanktop-like shirt on," Deputy Howard Mangrum wrote in his report. "She was bottomless with a gray sweater over herself." Police found two bottles of vodka in the yard and took the couple into custody. Gilchrist was released on a $3,000 bond, and Parris was released on a $2,000 bond. Both are scheduled to appear Oct. 20 in General Sessions Court.