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Nathaniel Thomas McGree, owner of Tyrol Basin Ski Area, Wisconsin, was arrested Monday night, February 24, the Dane County Sheriff’s Office reported Tuesday. According to the Dane Country Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded just before 6:00 p.m. to Bohn Road in the Town of Vermont after it was reported a teen was walking along the road.
Deputies spoke with a 17-year-old boy, who said he was at Tyrol Basin but did not buy a pass. The teen said the staff asked him to leave, and he did. The teen explained that as he was walking away, McGree and another staff member followed him off the property and allegedly attacked him. McGree allegedly demanded the teen return to the ski hill and pay $120, and the teen agreed. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the price demanded is reportedly twice the pass amount.
According to Tyrol Basin’s website, adult tickets are $50 for a full day and $40 for a half-day Monday through Thursday. Half-day tickets run from open to 3:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to close. The Regular Season (January 2 through March 2) hours at Tyrol Basin on a Monday are 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Dane County jail logs show McGree was arrested on one count of Disorderly Conduct and one count of Physical Abuse of a Child on February 24 at 7:10 p.m. and booked the same day at 9:46 p.m. According to the Dane County Sheriff’s Office, McGree is being held at the Medium Security Public Safety Building Jail in Madison, Wisconsin, which houses residents awaiting trial.
According to the Dane County District Attorney:
- Persons charged with misdemeanor crimes may be able to post bail and be released and will have to return to the Dane County Courthouse at a later date. Out of custody initial appearance hearings are held in Courtroom 1A of the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, Madison.
- Persons charged with felony crimes MUST WAIT in jail for an initial appearance before a court commissioner. These hearings are held Monday through Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Public Safety Building (Dane County Jail), 115 W. Doty St, Madison.
Disorderly Conduct is defined by the Wisconsin State Legislature as:
947.01 Disorderly Conduct
Whoever, in a public or private place, engages in violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud or otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances in which the conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
Physical abuse of a child is defined by the Wisconsin State Legislature as:
- (a) Whoever intentionally causes great bodily harm to a child is guilty of a Class C felony.
- (b) Whoever intentionally causes bodily harm to a child is guilty of a Class H felony.
- (c) Whoever intentionally causes bodily harm to a child by conduct which creates a high probability of great bodily harm is guilty of a Class F felony.
- (a) Whoever recklessly causes great bodily harm to a child is guilty of a Class E felony.
- (b) Whoever recklessly causes bodily harm to a child is guilty of a Class I felony.
- (c) Whoever recklessly causes bodily harm to a child by conduct which creates a high probability of great bodily harm is guilty of a Class H felony.
- (a) A person responsible for the child’s welfare is guilty of a Class F felony if that person has knowledge that another person intends to cause, is causing or has intentionally or recklessly caused great bodily harm to the child and is physically and emotionally capable of taking action which will prevent the bodily harm from occurring or being repeated, fails to take that action and the failure to act exposes the child to an unreasonable risk of great bodily harm by the other person or facilitates the great bodily harm to the child that is caused by the other person.
- (b) A person responsible for the child’s welfare is guilty of a Class H felony if that person has knowledge that another person intends to cause, is causing or has intentionally or recklessly caused bodily harm to the child and is physically and emotionally capable of taking action which will prevent the bodily harm from occurring or being repeated, fails to take that action and the failure to act exposes the child to an unreasonable risk of bodily harm by the other person or facilitates the bodily harm to the child that is caused by the other person.
- (a) Whoever commits 3 or more violations under sub. (2), (3), or (4) within a specified period involving the same child is guilty of the following:
- (a) For a Class A felony, life imprisonment.
- (b) For a Class B felony, imprisonment not to exceed 60 years.
- (c) For a Class C felony, a fine not to exceed $100,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 40 years, or both.
- (d) For a Class D felony, a fine not to exceed $100,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 25 years, or both.
- (e) For a Class E felony, a fine not to exceed $50,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 15 years, or both.
- (f) For a Class F felony, a fine not to exceed $25,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 12 years and 6 months, or both.
- (g) For a Class G felony, a fine not to exceed $25,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 10 years, or both.
- (h) For a Class H felony, a fine not to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 6 years, or both.
- (i) For a Class I felony, a fine not to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 3 years and 6 months, or both.
For more information, visit the Dane County Sheriff’s Office website.
