Police said Jessie Oglesby, 49, has an ‘extensive history of belligerent behavior.’
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer
LAMBERTVILLE A North Union Street woman with an “extensive history of belligerent behavior” and assault was charged by Lambertville police after slashing her boyfriend with a kitchen knife, police said.
Although she faced lesser assault charges in the past, this is the first time Jessie Oglesby, 49, will be charged with aggravated assault, according to police. Ms. Oglesby also was cited for possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
Ms. Oglesby was not arrested. Police mailed her the citations.
The disposition of her previous charges remained unclear Tuesday at press time.
Jens Damgaard, 56, suffered what police described as defensive wounds, including a 3-inch laceration under his left arm and a 6-inch superficial laceration to his left forearm.
The Sept. 9 incident began at about 3 a.m. when police were called to Bridge and Main streets because a woman was asking to be taken to Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township. Police said Ms. Oglesby appeared intoxicated when they arrived.
She did not ask for help for her boyfriend, whose injury police were unaware of at that point, but for herself. Police said she asked to be taken to the hospital following a conversation with a counselor there earlier in the day.
Police said it wasn’t until about 90 minutes later they learned an injured man was inside the residence the couple share at 46 N. Union St. Hospital personnel called police with the information they’d received from Ms. Oglesby, saying an individual at that address “may need attention.”
Mr. Damgaard initially declined transport to the medical center. He relented after a discussion with emergency medical personnel from the Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad, according to police. He was treated and released.
Mr. Damgaard said the couple had been having “ongoing problems” and had been drinking, police said.
This week, Ms. Oglesby and Mr. Damgaard remained “vague” when answering questions, police said, and Mr. Damgaard maintained a protective demeanor toward her.

