Skier Claimed Sex Change In Ski Pass Fraud Case
A woman claimed to be in the middle of a sex change when questioned
about why she tried to use a ski pass that belonged to a man.
Sarah Nicole Fowke, 23, was arrested Sunday at the Keystone Ski Resort.
She was charged with theft over $500 and criminal impersonation.
Summit County Sheriff Deputy Berkley said Fowke had tried to use a ski
pass belonging to Nicholas Hemstreet. When questioned about the pass,
she claimed to be in the middle of a sex change.
Fowke was able to recall a date of birth consistent with the pass
holder, along with a middle initial, when asked, but was slow to recall
that information.
Fowke told deputies that her parents knew of her sex change and had
disowned her. She provided deputies a phone number for her parents, but
when called, Mark Hemstreet, the father of the pass holder, was shocked
at the questioning of his son having a sex change.
A short time later, Hemstreet even called the Summit County
Communications Center to verify that Summit County Sheriff Deputy
Berkley actually called him.
Keystone's scanning supervisor informed Deputy Berkley that a phone
number was on file for the pass holder. Nicholas Hemstreet confirmed
that he had given his pass to his girlfriend, Fowke.
Once she admitted her true identity and that she had tried to use Hemstreet's pass, Fowke was taken into custody.
