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November 5, 2024

Woodbine man charged  with Atlantic City stabbing death

MAYS LANDING — Woodbine resident Vincent Oglesby, 30, was arrested at about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, in Pleasantville and subsequently charged with the slaying of Richard Vincent O’Brien, III on Jan. 1 in Atlantic City.

Oglesby was lodged in the Atlantic County Jail pending a detention hearing.

According to authorities, Atlantic City police responded to a report of a male bleeding in the unit block of South California Avenue at about 6:15 a.m. The male, later identified as O’Brien, 50, was transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his wounds. 

It is alleged that Oglesby stabbed the victim in the neck area and the injury led to O’Brien’s death. This incident is being investigated by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office’s Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department.

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