Husband-And-Wife Cops Charged After Jersey Shore Bar Fight

TRENTON, NJ — Two State Police detectives – a married couple – face charges after they were allegedly involved in a Jersey Shore bar fight, authorities announced on Thursday.

State Police detectives Gregory Ogden, 52, and Dorothy Ogden, 46, both of Hammonton, were charged Thursday with fourth-degree falsifying or tampering with records.

The detectives became involved in a fight with other patrons at the Exit 6 Bar in North Wildwood on Feb. 22, 2020, during which Gregory Ogden was struck in the head with a bottle, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said in a statement.

The North Wildwood Police Department responded to the scene on a report of aggravated assault. The detectives failed to immediately notify their chain of command in the New Jersey State Police as required, Grewal said.

Instead, they waited two days and submitted a report that falsely described what had occurred, including their conduct during the incident, as revealed by video footage and other evidence, according to Grewal.

In his report, Gregory Ogden claimed he was struck by a bottle as a bystander after emerging from a bathroom, Grewal said. He wrote “[t]his disturbance did not involve myself nor any of the two individuals I was at the establishment with.”

Video from the bar contradicts his claim, showing him directly involved in the fight, pushing multiple people and attempting to strike another patron, Grewal said.

The video shows him charging after someone as bouncers were escorting the person from the bar. Gregory Ogden is then seen grabbing and pulling on the hood of their sweatshirt, throwing two punches in their direction and striking a bouncer in the process, according to Grewal.

The individual struck Gregory Ogden with a bottle, but it was not captured in the video footage.

In her report, Dorothy Ogden falsely described losing her husband in the bar and then only finding him once he was outside of the bar with a bloodied face, Grewal said.

However, the video shows her involved in the physical altercation, pushing multiple people, including the individual who later struck her husband with a bottle.

Video also shows her pushing bar security personnel who intervened.

Fourth-degree charges carry a sentence of up to 18 months in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.