Woman Arrested After Confronting and Threatening to Kill Atlantic City Mayor
For Immediate Release:
December 12, 2020
On December 11, 2020, a woman was arrested after threatening
the Mayor of the City of Atlantic City.
At 4:25 pm, patrol officers responded to the parking lot of City
Hall, located at 1301 Bacharach Boulevard, for a report of a woman threatening
Mayor Marty Small Sr. Officers Ivaylo
Penchev and Jonathan Revolus responded from their post inside City Hall and
observed Nicole Staton yelling at Mayor Small while a small group watched.
The officers learned that as Mayor Small was driving in the
parking lot, Staton, who was not known to the Mayor, jumped in front of the
vehicle causing Mayor Small to stop. She
then approached and began banging on the window of the car yelling at him. Mayor Small exited his vehicle in an attempt
to speak with Staton who continued to yell and threatened to kill Mayor Small
and his family. Staton was arrested
without incident.
ARRESTED: Nicole Staton,
47, of Atlantic City.
CHARGES: Simple
assault, terroristic threats, disorderly conduct, and harassment.
Staton was remanded to the Atlantic County Justice Facility.
Anyone with additional information is urged to contact the
Atlantic City Police Department Criminal Investigations Section at
609-347-5766. Information can be text to tip411 (847411). Begin the
text with ACPD. All texts are anonymous.
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