Millville bar dispute over ID check leaves two women shot in legs

A request for proof of age at Bojo’s Ale House in downtown Millville ended with two women shot in the legs and an 18-year-old Bridgeton woman charged in the case, turning a routine bar check into a late-night public-safety call.

Millville police were called to the pub at 222 North High Street around 11:07 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 2026, after an employee tried to verify Andrea Martin’s legal drinking age, according to the allegations. Two women, ages 25 and 48, were hit in the leg and taken to the hospital, marking a violent end to a dispute that began over identification at one of the city’s nightlife spots in the Arts District.

Martin was charged May 24 with two counts of second-degree aggravated assault, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and third-degree terroristic threats, later reports said. She was identified as an 18-year-old Bridgeton woman and taken into custody May 27, placing the arrest in the middle of the Memorial Day weekend.

The incident lands squarely in the space where nightlife management, police response and liquor enforcement meet. Bojo’s Ale House is listed by the city as DiMaria Lounge Inc. T/A Bojo’s Millville Ale House at 222 High Street, and Visit Millville describes it as a lively pub in the central part of High Street in the Arts District with food and live entertainment. That setting, busy and tightly packed around late-night hours, is exactly where a disagreement over ID can become dangerous if staff cannot safely control the moment.

Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae, who has served since 2010 and was identified in later reporting as the county’s first female and first African American prosecutor, is the official relaying the allegations. The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office lists a non-emergency number of (856) 453-0486, a reminder that the county’s criminal justice response extends well beyond the emergency 911 call that brought police to Bojo’s. For Millville, the case is now part of a larger question about how quickly late-night conflict can escalate, and how much security, training and follow-through local venues need to keep routine ID checks from becoming shooting scenes.