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The outlet said that Gina LaPlaca, the mayor of Lumberton, admitted she had been drinking after officers tracked a vehicle unable to stay in its lane to her house on Monday, March 17, the outlet said.
The NJ Courts website shows LaPlaca has been charged with operating under the influence of liquor or drugs, driving with an expired license, possessing an open container of alcohol or unsealed cannabis in a motor vehicle, failing to maintain traffic in marked lanes, careless driving likely to endanger a person or property, reckless driving, and endangering the welfare of a child in Lumberton Township on March 17.
About one week ago, LaPlaca resigned from her role as the Neptune business administrator, as reported at the time by the Asbury Park Press. Video shared to a Neptune Facebook group shows LaPlaca being escorted out of a Mount Holly Fire Commissioners meeting earlier this month.
"You don't know what I have been through you f—ing skank b—," she can be heard saying to someone in the crowd as she's escorted out.
LaPlaca's husband Jason Carty, a firefighter of 25 years currently serving as the Ewing fire captain, released the following statement on Facebook:
"Millions of Americans struggle with addiction and never get help. Gina LaPlaca is someone who has struggled, and is now getting the help she needs. I ask that everyone keep her in their thoughts as she moves forward on her road to recovery. Please ignore the exaggerated political hyperbole and keep in mind her passion for helping others. This should not erase all the things she has accomplished for our community.
"Gina is a loving and caring mother and step mom to our son and her step son. Our oldest is a teenager and can see the unkind things being said online. I ask simply that you respect our privacy, be better humans and please show some compassion, thank you."
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