Two Denver police officers are being investigated after Aurora police responded last month to a fight between the officers and their wives that involved alcohol, a gun and allegations of swinging.

The officers, Steven Sloan and Jeremy Ownbey, have been placed on desk duty while the investigation continues, Detective Mary McIver , a Denver police spokeswoman, said Wednesday. Both have been at the department since 2006.

Aurora police were called to Sloan’s house at 11:30 p.m. on May 19, said Officer Frank Fania , a spokesman for the Aurora Police Department.

Sloan and his wife, Stephanie Sloan , and Ownbey and his wife, Jamie Ownbey, had been drinking and had gotten into an argument, Fania said.

“There was lots of drinking involved,” he said.

The Sloans asked the Ownbeys to leave. As the Ownbeys were headed toward the door, Jamie Ownbey allegedly punched Stephanie Sloan, Fania said.

Then, Steven Sloan hit Jamie Ownbey, which led her husband to start fighting with his fellow officer, Fania said.

“There was a gun pulled eventually by the homeowner,” Fania said.

Steven Sloan told Aurora police he only got out his gun and did not point it at anyone. But Jeremy Ownbey said Steven Sloan had pointed the gun at him, Fania said.

“We had a whole of ‘he said, she said,'” Fania said.

Fania said he did not know if Steven Sloan had pulled his service weapon during the fight or whether it was a personal gun.

Aurora police also investigated accusations of swinging between the Sloans and Ownbeys, Fania said, because it could affect the type of charges filed.

“That’s something we looked at,” he said. “We have to dig deeper. We have to ask the tough questions.”

Aurora police notified Denver police of the incident the night it happened, Fania said.

Aurora police spent two weeks investigating the actions of all four involved, Fania said. They handed their investigation to District Attorney George Brauchler’s office on Friday.

“When you have a brawl like that you have to look at everybody,” Fania said.

No charges have been filed, but the case remains under review, said Michelle Yi , the office spokeswoman.

McIver did not know when the two officers were taken off patrol duty. They are working administrative assignments that keep them off the streets, she said.

Sloan and Ownbey also are undergoing an internal investigation at the Denver Police Department to determine whether they violated department policy, McIver said.

The incident also led to an internal investigation at the Aurora Police Department, Fania said.

The Ownbeys had left the Sloan’s house, but Jeremy Ownbey came back to talk to police. It appeared he was intoxicated, Fania said, but no Aurora officers conducted a sobriety test on him.

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