LaPlaca says her husband 'literally tried to kill me'
In her first public statement since an incident at her home early Thursday morning, Lumberton Township Committeewoman Gina LaPlaca is alleging that her controversial husband, Jason Carty, “literally tried to kill me.”
Carty, a political operative and member of the Rancocas Valley Regional High School Board of Education, was charged with attempting to strangle LaPlaca.
LaPlaca, who faces a serious contest in her bid for re-election in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, pleaded guilty three months ago to child endangerment stemming from a 2025 drunk-driving incident with her young child in the car. She also admitted to driving drunk; she was four times the legal limit after picking up her son from school. Police found open alcoholic containers inside her damaged vehicle.
This week, a local police officer reported that he smelled alcohol on LaPlaca’s breath and felt she had been drinking. LaPlaca denied that. She also rejected an online allegation that she had called police officers liars.
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