Prosecution of Atlantic City Mayor: ‘What We Did Was Not Normal’

We have spoken with multiple confidential sources, with decades of experience within the Atlantic County, New Jersey, Prosecutor’s Office.

They are very critical of various actions taken by Atlantic County Prosecutor Will Reynolds over the past two years — including shocking details about the Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small criminal trial.

Brief Reynolds Timeline

Will Reynolds was nominated by then New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy as Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor on June 6, 2022.

Reynolds was unanimously confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate on August 8, 2022, and was sworn-in as Atlantic County Prosecutor on August 9, 2022, for a five-year term.

Reynolds’ current term expires on August 9, 2027, just about one year from now.

“Reynolds Was Good For The First 2 Years”

Our sources agree that Reynolds did a good job for the first 2 years.

Things Changed For The Worst With Reynolds Following The Indictment Of Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, La’Quetta Small & Constance Days Chapman

“We’re At War” — Said Reynolds

Our sources confirmed that Reynolds implemented a “war” footing strategy with the Mayor Small case and later, Reynolds said the same “war”‘comments about Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson and the County of Atlantic.

Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson photo.

“20 Detectives Per-Day Worked On The Small Case”

The above is a direct quote. Further, we were told that “other work wasn’t getting done.”

This is disproportionate to reality according to our confidential sources. I was told that this was about 10 times more detective manpower than the April Kauffman murder trial.

The Current Criminal Trial Backlog Appears To Support This Criticism Of Reynolds

Atlantic County, New Jersey leads the entire state in “criminal post-indictment backlog,” according to an njcourts.gov analysis of the entire state of New Jersey (see above).

Reynolds Wanted To Become New Jersey Attorney General

It was an open “secret” that Reynolds wanted to be New Jersey Attorney General.

Our confidential sources stated that they referred to the Marty Small trial as a “Show Trial” that they believe Reynolds pursued to help promote his candidacy for New Jersey Attorney General.

Governor Mikie Sherrill obviously did not appoint Reynolds as Attorney General and there’s no evidence to support that Jack Ciattarelli would have appointed Reynolds had he become Governor.

Mayor Small Has Filed A lawsuit

Following his exoneration at trial, Small has filed litigation against Reynolds (personally and professionally) and the County of Atlantic.

BREAKING NEWS: Unfair Labor Practice Has Been Filed Against Reynolds

To Be continued.

SOURCES: Multiple sources with long-standing ties to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office have confirmed significant details related to Will Reynolds. Because these individuals remain in a position where they fear potential retaliation … speaking publicly could jeopardize their careers, professional relationships, therefore, they have been granted confidentiality here.