Around 8:13 PM on August 24, 2026, Patrolmen Christian Hutchison and Andrew Tomat with the Wood-Ridge Police Department were dispatched to the front steps of an apartment on a report of a female party that was refusing to exit. They made contact with the female party, who seated on the front steps. They asked her to identify herself because she was trespassing on private property, but she became confrontational. The female initially identified herself as “Karson M. Bubbly.” She claimed that she was in Wood-Ridge on a babysitting job, and that she was waiting for a bus so that she could return home to Irvington. Patrolman Hutchison returned to his patrol car to run her information, but the dispatcher was unable to find any DMV records for someone with that name. After multiple attempts to identify her, she eventually provided a valid driver’s license indicating that her real name was Blessing Okoye. Since she was trespassing on private property and she refused to identify herself, she was placed under arrest after Patrolman Matthew Roncaioli arrived on scene to assist. The other 2 officers then spoke with the resident who called police, while Patrolman Roncaioli transported Blessing to the Wood-Ridge Police Department for further processing. After the officers finished processing her, she was eventually released pending her court appearance. Blessing was charged with the following: -Criminal trespass (2C:18-3A) -Obstructing the administration of law (2C:29-1A) As of October 11, 2026, Blessing’s case is still pending before the Wood-Ridge Municipal Court. ---------------------------------------------- Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and consider supporting this channel (email us for more information). Our content is shared for educational and news gathering purposes. We are in compliance with YouTube's Fair Use Policy because we edit several long clips into a concise story. This is similar to other law enforcement channels on YouTube. All videos and case documents were obtained pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (P.L. 2024, c.16). Defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty. The New Jersey Supreme Court has previously affirmed in Salzano v. North Jersey Media Group, 993 A.2d 778 (2010) that “The fair-report privilege reflects the judgment that the need, in a self-governing society, for free-flowing information about matters of public interest outweighs concerns over the uncompensated injury to a person's reputation.” This video advances a compelling public interest. The summary of events was based on records that are “open to public view through open access to public records” as defined in the Salzano case. In Ramos v. Flowers, 429 N.J. Super. 13, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court has also affirmed the right to film law enforcement interactions.

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