By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Atlantic County announced that on Tuesday, September 17, Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, Sr., 50, and his wife, Atlantic City Superintendent La’Quetta Small, 47, of Atlantic City, were both indicted for second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
Officials said Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, Sr. was also indicted for third-degree terrorist threats and third-degree Aggravated Assault.
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, according to officials.
During one incident, officials stated that on January 13, Atlantic City Mayor 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 on January 3 alleged that Atlantic City Mayor 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, officials say.
Authorities say another incident involved Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, Sr. punching his daughter repeatedly in her legs, causing bruising.
It is alleged that Atlantic City Superintendent La’Quetta Small, during one incident, punched her daughter multiple times on her chest, leaving bruising, officials said.
Officials say another incident alleged that Atlantic City Superintendent La’Quetta Small dragged her daughter by her hair and then struck her with a belt on her shoulders, leaving marks.
Another incident alleged that Atlantic City Superintendent La’Quetta Small punched her daughter in the mouth during an argument, according to officials.