Neptune Business Administrator and Lumberton Deputy Mayor Gina LaPlaca was arrested Fri., Oct. 27 for alleged assaulting her husband, Jason Carty, who was also arrested at the same time in their home at approximately 11:30 p.m.
LaPlaca is a former Assembly staffer and lobbyist and she was the Democratic nominee for State Assembly in the 8th district in 2019. She and her husband are due to appear in court Nov. 20.
In a statement to New Jersey Global LaPlaca’s husband described the incident as “unfortunate” and said his wife is not responsible for nor guilty of any of the charges. He said he expected all the charges will be dropped.