Lumberton Township Mayor Gina LaPlaca. Read more Lumberton Township

by Robert Moran Published Dec. 4, 2025, 9:01 p.m. ET

The mayor of Lumberton Township, who was charged earlier this year with driving under the influence, has been indicted on charges of failing to protect her then-2-year-old son who was in the car at the time of the incident, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said Thursday.

Gina LaPlaca, 46, was charged by a grand jury with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and fourth-degree child abuse, Bradshaw said . LaPlaca is scheduled to be arraigned Monday.

She previously was charged with several offenses, including child endangerment.

LaPlaca, who was still listed on the township’s website as mayor of Lumberton Thursday, could not

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