The man who said he saw the naked man first, a 25-year-old skier named Ryan Harlow, told police he witnessed a man standing upright in one of the lift cars who was "not wearing a shirt or pants or anything," according to court documents....
...When police asked him what was in the pouch, Barrett allegedly replied, "More trouble."
Article published Feb 7, 2007
Police: Skier rode gondola naked
BRATTLEBORO — Is this another sign of global warming?
An Albany, N.Y., man is accused of taking off his clothes while skiing at Stratton Mountain Resort in December. A witness told police that 46-year-old William N. Barrett III was fully nude and touching himself inappropriately while riding a ski gondola up a mountain.
Barrett pleaded innocent to a felony count of lewd and lascivious conduct and a misdemeanor count of marijuana possession Tuesday in Brattleboro District Court. He faces more than five years in prison or $800 in fines if convicted.
As they were arresting him, police found a black pouch in Barrett's pocket containing a glass pipe, lighter and film canister with marijuana in it, according to court documents. When police asked him what was in the pouch, Barrett allegedly replied, "More trouble."
Winhall Police Officer Gregory Gould was called to the popular Stratton ski resort on Dec. 15, 2006, for a report of a naked man riding the gondola, court documents state. The naked man on the lift was reported at about 12:30 p.m. by Josh Rosenblum, a Stratton employee and part-time Winhall police officer.
The man who said he saw the naked man first, a 25-year-old skier named Ryan Harlow, told police he witnessed a man standing upright in one of the lift cars who was "not wearing a shirt or pants or anything," according to court documents.
Harlow told lift attendants at the bottom of the hill what he saw, police said, and they radioed to attendants at the top of the hill to get a description of the man.
When Gould later questioned Barrett, who was fully clothed by the time he reached the bottom of the ski hill, he denied being nude in the gondola. Instead, he said he had taken off his jacket and shirt because the weather was nice, according to court documents.
"It should be noted that it was partly cloudy and that this officer was shivering from the cold while waiting at the base of the gondola for Barrett to arrive," Gould wrote in his affidavit. The police officer added that he was wearing a cold-weather undershirt, body armor vest and a long-sleeved uniform shirt at the time.
Barrett was released on conditions following his arraignment.
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