A Denver police officer and his wife have been charged for their involvement in a drunken brawl involving another cop and his wife, alcohol and allegations of swinging.

AURORA | A Denver police officer and his wife have been charged with assault and child abuse after a brawl at an Aurora cookout.

Arapahoe County prosecutors on Thursday charged Officer Jeremy Ownbey and his wife Jamie Ownbey with misdemeanors stemming from the fight May 19. An argument turned violent between the Ownbeys and another couple after heavy drinking, Aurora police spokesman Frank Fania said.

A Denver police officer and his wife have been charged for their involvement in a drunken brawl involving another cop and his wife, alcohol and allegations of swinging.
A Denver police officer and his wife have been charged for their involvement in a drunken brawl involving another cop and his wife, alcohol and allegations of swinging.

The homeowner, who is also a Denver police officer, asked the Ownbeys to leave, at which point Jamie Ownbey struck the other wife from behind, Fania said. Then, the officers started fighting.

Investigators say the officers acknowledged that they and their wives trade sex partners, but they denied that sex sparked the brawl. The fight ended when the homeowner managed to break free and retrieve a gun. Jeremy Ownbey said the other officer pointed the weapon at him, but police could not prove it, police said.

Jeremy Ownbey then drove away after a night of drinking but later returned to the home to talk to Aurora police officers, Fania said. The Aurora Police Department has launched an internal investigation as to why its officers did not conduct a sobriety test on Jeremy Ownbey and instead drove him home.

No arrests were made that night because the case warranted further investigation by a detective, Fania said.

Both Denver police officers are on desk duty while that department conducts its own internal probe, police Cmdr. Matt Murray said.

Prosecutors say the Ownbeys also left their two young children home alone during the dinner, prompting the child abuse charge.

There is no listed number for the Ownbeys. They are due in court July 22.

11 replies on “Denver officer, wife charged after drunken Aurora brawl — not a sex issue, accused say”

  1. A Douglas country sheriff is one of the main investors of the Scarlett Ranch , this comes as no surprise that cops are swingers.

  2. You just have to love all the professional courtesy Aurora PD hands out these days. First the Fire Chief’s wife and now this group….
    That’s just the stuff we’ve heard about recently.

    1. “All”??? The fire chiefs wife was charged they waited to arrest her in order to determine the most appropriate charges and that was the DA’s decision. So your “all” equals one.

      1. Yes, ALL. ….all that do it, so we can write about it and give our own personal opinions and why are your pants tight? Its ALL, that does it so we all have a discussion.
        She was DUI and left the scene (a drunk) so now its a less charge from the most dangerous…..driving drunk.

      2. Sure, all. The public knows what professional courtesy is and that it happens often.
        Any other citizen would have been arrested on scene. Not the fire chief’s wife. Not the boys and girls of DPD either. Come on!

  4. Not a sex issue? Then why did they (the accused) bring it up? It’s not like……..there was a fight…………police were called………..the police read them their rights, and added “Oh by the way, are you all into wife swapping?”

    LOL! Wife swapping! I thought only politicians were heavily into that stuff!

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