Brother of former corrections officer arrested in early morning disturbance
James Ogden has been charged following an early morning disturbance and threats to law enforcement.
Ogden is the brother of Lloyde Ogden Jr., a former Cascade County detention officer, who is in jail on felony charges from two domestic disturbance incidents over the summer. James Ogden was out on bond on felony charges related to one of those incidents.
On Dec. 1, James Ogden was charged with two felony counts of intimidation, and two misdemeanor counts of obstructing a peace officer.
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Great Falls Police officers responded to the report of a domestic disturbance at 1406 5th Ave. N. around 1:30 a.m. Dec 1.
When they arrived, Ogden initially refused to open the door and talked through it saying that his wife wasn’t home when the officers said they were there to check on her and their kids.
Ogden eventually opened the door and asked officers if their body cameras were on, according to charging documents.
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When the officers responded that they don’t wear body cameras, Ogden told them he’s beat them and took a fighting stance, which officers took as an attempt to block their investigation and welfare check of the wife and children, according to court documents.
Officers told Ogden to put his hands behind his back to be safely detained while they completed their investigation and he instead retreated into the house, pulling away so officer had to use a taser to handcuff him.
While officers were speaking with his wife, Ogden interrupted and was trying to tell her what to say, according to court documents, and then attempted to get his handcuffs from front to back, managing to get them to the back of his knees and stood up. Officers stopped him and sat him down again with force.
Additional officers arrived and Ogden refused to walk to the patrol vehicle and have to be carried, according to court documents.
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The prosecution requested $10,000 bond and pre-trial monitoring as he’s out on obstructing justice and tampering charges in relation to his brother’s summer cases.
Ogden appeared in court on Sept. 24 on those previous charges when his bail was initially set for $100,000.
His defense attorney asked the court to reduce his bail to $5,000 since it was his first felony and he wasn’t a flight risk.
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The Cascade County Attorney’s Office didn’t object to lowering the bond, with the caveat that he not discuss the case with his brother, other family members or witnesses.
Judge Dave Grubich granted bail at $5,000.
James Ogden’s charges stem from an early morning incident on Aug. 17 when deputies were dispatched to 1015 4th Ave. S. for a report that Lloyde Paul Ogden, Jr. was threatening suicide, on several behavioral health medications, was drinking and had retrieved his handgun.
Sometime after deputies arrived on scene, Odgen Jr.’s brother, James Ogden, picked him up and drove him to his house at 1406 5th Ave. N., later telling investigators that he “went and scooped him up.”
On the phone, Ogden Jr. told deputies a family member had picked him up and agreed to meet deputies at his brother’s house.
Deputies located Ogden Jr. at his brother’s house and James Ogden told deputies he was unaware of a missing firearm and that he’d need to speak with Lloyde before making any decisions after being advised that he could face criminal charges for concealing evidence, according to court documents filed in August.
A search warrant was executed at James Ogden’s property where the firearm was located in one of the vehicles, according to court documents.
