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Arrest warrant issued for owner of Minocqua Brewing Co.
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAW) - NewsChannel 7 has just learned an arrest warrant has been authorized for the owner of the Minocqua Brewing Company, Kirk Bangstad.
Bangstad didn’t show up for a court appearance in Oneida County Court last week as part of his defamation lawsuit with the Lakeland Times. In that case, he was found guilty last fall and ordered to pay the newspaper publisher over $750,000 in damages for calling journalist Gregg Walker names on social media and saying he failed to come to the aid of his dying brother 36 years ago, among other claims.
NewsChannel 7 spoke with Bangstad tonight over the phone. He says he simply mixed up his dates for when he was scheduled to appear and was in Madison for business at the time.
When he offered to join the hearing via Zoom, which he says he has done in the past and court records show numerous filings to appear remotely, he was denied.
The next court date is set for May 22.