Atlantic City mayor hit with new indictment, witness tampering charge over alleged abuse of daughter
Atlantic City, New Jersey, Mayor Marty Small Sr. was indicted on a new count of witness tampering related to the alleged abuse of his daughter, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday.
A grand jury handed up the indictment in county court Tuesday. The prosecutor's office previously charged small for that alleged crime.
Prosecutors allege Small hit his daughter in the head with a broom multiple times on Jan. 13, 2024, resulting in her losing consciousness.
The prosecutor's office said Small, a Democrat, asked his daughter to "twist up" a statement she had given to investigators regarding the abuse, "specifically by asking her to state that she tripped and fell in her room when her head was injured."
Small's attorney Edwin Jacobs sent CBS News Philadelphia this statement on Thursday:
"It is very unusual for discussions between parents and their children to be of any interest whatsoever to a county prosecutor. This indictment proves the old adage: a grand jury can indict a ham sandwich. This is especially true when the indictment is good for grabbing a headline."
The mayor was set to make his "State of the City" address Wednesday morning.
