Atlantic City Mayor Marty small and his wife have been indicted on second deegree child endangerment charges Atlantic County Prosecutors are accusing the couple of physically and emotionally abusing their teenage daughter on several occasions last year the charges against the mayor and his wife La'Quetta Small who's the city's superintendent of schools were first filed in April on Tuesday a grand jury agreed according to the indictment Marty small knocked his then 15-year-old daughter unconscious with a broomstick and threatened to quote Earth slam her down the stairs throwing her to the ground by her head La'Quetta Small is accused of dragging her daughter by the hair striking her with a belt on her shoulders and punching her in the face during an argument the smalls say they're innocent and are calling it a private family issue that comes with raising a teenager Marty small was also charged with assault and making terroristic threats prosecutors say they have evidence including recordings of interactions between the girl and her parents along with statements from school personnel and a therapist [Music]