Kayla Montgomery, the stepmother of Harmony Montgomery, has been arrested again. This time for not showing up for court.
Harmony Montgomery was last seen alive in October of 2019. She was five years old at the time. Harmony wasn’t reported missing until December of 2021. Allen Altenberg, Manchester Police Chief, said that there is “biological evidence” that leads them to conclude that she was killed in December of 2019.
He didn’t elaborate with further information. And now, Harmony’s stepmother Kayla is facing unrelated gun charges and perjury charges.
The girl’s father Adam also faces child abuse and unrelated gun charges.
They both have pleaded not guilty to all charges, and neither has been charged in connection with Harmony’s death.
One of the claims against Kayla is that she continued to receive and use food assistant benefits that were for Harmony, even after she went missing. Kayla was “indicted on felony charges of Welfare fraud.”
Harmony’s father, Adam Montgomery, is being charged with felony second-degree assault “stemming from an alleged attack against Harmony in 2019.”
The 31-year-old is also facing a misdemeanor charge of interference with custody and two misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Adam’s brother, Michael, told police the 31-year-old was physically abusive to Harmony and gave her a black eye.
A detective then spoke to Harmony’s uncle Kevin Montgomery and asked him about Harmony’s eye injury.
According to court documents, he said Adam told him in July 2019 that he [Adam] “bashed her [Harmony] around the house.”
Adam was allegedly angry at Harmony because she was supposed to be watching her infant brother but he started crying.
The uncle also said Adam spanked his daughter, forced her to stand in the corner for hours, and ordered her to scrub a toilet with her toothbrush.
Kayla and Adam Montgomery have not been charged in the death of Harmony Montgomery.
Source The Sun
