Two stabbed inside Bay Area’s largest corn maze

Two people were stabbed inside one of the world’s largest corn mazes on Friday, prompting Solano County deputies to search the labyrinth for victims.

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Shortly after 9 p.m. Friday, Solano County Sheriff’s deputies were called to Cool Patch Pumpkins in Dixon for reports of an altercation in the maze. According to the sheriff’s office, a fight inside the Halloween attraction escalated, resulting in a stabbing. 

“Police were called,” Seth Cooley, whose family runs the pumpkin patch, told KCRA. “They responded really fast.”

Two people were taken to a hospital with injuries: a 19-year-old woman from Dixon and a 20-year-old man from Vallejo. Their attacker, a 28-year-old man from Sacramento who police did not identify, was taken into custody. A weapon was recovered at the scene, the sheriff’s office said. The current condition of the two stabbing victims is unknown at this time.

Cool Patch Pumpkins’ famous maze, located right off Interstate 80, was once the largest in the world; this year, it’s a tribute to the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.

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Sheriff’s deputies cleared the maze and did not locate any other injured guests. The attraction reopened Saturday as usual. Cool Patch Pumpkins will be open for two more weekends before closing for the season. 

“There is no current public safety threat,” Cool Patch Pumpkins posted on its Instagram page. “Please refer only to the Solano Sheriff for factual information regarding this incident and no where else.”