Atlantic City has suffered another black eye, and another mayor is facing criminal charges.
On Monday, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced that Mayor Marty Small and his spouse La’Quetta Small (who also serves as A.C.’s school district superintendent) both stand accused of “endangering the welfare of a child,” specifically the couple’s teenage daughter.
Small was also charged with 3rd degree Aggravated Assault, 3rd degree Terroristic Threats, and Simple Assault (a disorderly persons offense).
From the Prosecutor’s Office release…
It is alleged that during the months of December 2023 and January 2024, the defendants physically and emotionally abused their 15/16-year-old-daughter on multiple occasions.
During one incident, Marty Small, Sr. is alleged to have hit his daughter multiple times in the head with a broom causing her to lose consciousness. Another incident alleged that Marty Small, Sr., during an argument with his daughter, continuously threatened to hurt her by “earth slamming” her down the stairs, grabbing her head and throwing her to the ground, and smacking the weave out of her head. Another incident involved Marty Small, Sr. punching his daughter repeatedly in her legs causing bruising.
It is alleged that La’Quetta Small, during one incident, punched her daughter multiple times on her chest leaving bruising. Another incident alleged that La’Quetta Small dragged her daughter by her hair then struck her with a belt on her shoulders leaving marks. Another incident alleged that La’Quetta Small punched her daughter in the mouth during an argument.
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