Atlantic City Mayor & School Boss Wife Indicted for Child Abuse

An Atlantic County, New Jersey Grand Jury has handed down a much anticipated indictment against Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small and his Atlantic City Superintendent of Public Schools wife, La’Quetta Small.

Mr. and Mrs. Small were both previously direct criminally charged by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office for various child abuse charges.

The Smalls’ join Atlantic City High School Principal, Constance Days-Chapman, who was indicted a few weeks ago by an Atlantic County Grand Jury.

Days-Chapman was promptly suspended upon the initial criminal charges being filed.

La’Quetta Small was not previously suspended, much to the disbelief of most observers.

Typically, when an educator is criminally charged with child abuse, they are immediately suspended, pending disposition.

The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has released the following information about the indictments of Marty and La’Quetta Small.

We warn you that the charges (depicted below) are deeply graphic and disturbing in nature as follows:

On Tuesday, September 17, 2024, Marty Small, Sr., 50, and his wife, La'Quetta Small, 47, of Atlantic City, NJ were both indicted for second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Marty Small, Sr. was also indicted for third-degree Terroristic 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. During one incident, on January 13, 2024, 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, 2024, 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.

Developing.

SOURCE: Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.