Six Oneida County residents who were arrested with Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad on June 27 have now been formally charged with disorderly conduct for engaging in what a police officer on the scene at the Minocqua Brewing Company described as a “dangerous” situation.
The charges were covered in the Aug. 22, 2025 issue of The Lakeland Times. According to the story:
In the incident, as re-counted during a recent court hearing, Minocqua police officer Jarrett Radmer described a scene in which Bangstad and others at his establishment allegedly hurled profanities and “flipped” off Lakeland Times publisher Gregg Walker as Walker left the newspaper for the day.
The newspaper sits in close proximity across the street from the Minocqua Brewing Company. Walker, a member of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation board of directors, did not respond.
The six arrested with Bangstad — Matthew Haugen, Daniel Boggs, Douglas Nelson, Matthew Johnson, Allison Johnson, and Libby Nelson — have each been charged with violating the Town of Minocqua’s disorderly conduct municipal ordinance. They are scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 8 before Oneida County judge Mary Sowinski. If convicted, they face a forfeiture of not more than $200 and the cost of prosecution. Default of payment could land them in the county jail for up to five days.
