Deceased/Not Found NH - Harmony Montgomery, 7, Manchester, Oct 2019 *reported missing Dec 2021* Arrest* MEDIA ONLY

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MAR 14, 2022
Mom of missing girl seeks accountability (concordmonitor.com)
Harmony Montgomery’s mother is disputing the findings of a report on her daughter's case that was recently issued by Gov. Chris Sununu's office.

That report said child protection workers made at least one attempt to verify that Harmony, a 7-year-old who is believed to have gone missing in Manchester, was living with her mother in early 2020, as Harmony's father claimed at the time.

But at a vigil raising awareness for her daughter’s case at Stark Park in Manchester Saturday night, Crystal Sorey said she never received that call. She said she’s trying to gather phone records from 2019 to the present to show that lack of outreach from the state.

“They didn’t call me to find out if Harmony was with me,” Sorey said. “They solely went off of what this man told them.”

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[Turkeytrot]

Girlfriend of Harmony Montgomery's Father Dies

 

[Seattle1]

3/4/22 Harmony Montgomery case: Hearing held for father of girl missing since 2019

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A dispositional conference was held Friday in Manchester. During such a hearing, the court hears the status of negotiations between the parties, whether the prosecution has turned over certain information — called "discovery" — to the defense, and whether there are any issues that will likely be litigated prior to trial, according to New Hampshire-based Reis & O’Keefe, PLLC.

Adam Montgomery was not in the courtroom for Friday's hearing, WMUR-TV reported. Both sides need additional time to review evidence in the case, which continues to build over time, according to the local news outlet.


Given that, a plea offer has also not been prepared, prosecutors said.

"There is some discovery, quite a bit of discovery, still outstanding as it’s literally being generated on a daily basis, and for the same reason, the state at this point has not made a plea offer just because as the investigation continues, we don’t want to make a plea offer without a full knowledge of what this investigation may reveal," Prosecutor Jesse O'Neill told the judge.

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[Seattle1]

3/23/22 Girlfriend of Harmony Montgomery’s father found dead in a motel room

 

[Seattle1]

Girlfriend of Harmony Montgomery's father found dead in NH motel

3/23/22

MANCHESTER, N.H. —

A woman who was dating Harmony Montgomery's father before his arrest has been found dead in Manchester, police confirmed.

Kelsey Small, who did not face charges in connection with the case, was found dead Tuesday. The death is not considered suspicious, WMUR reported.

 

[PommyMommy]

MAR 23, 2022
Harmony Montgomery case: Father's girlfriend Kelsey Small dies (wmur.com)
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Small was not implicated in any way in Harmony's disappearance, but investigators said they hoped she might have information from Adam Montgomery that she might eventually share.

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News 9 obtained Goffstown police records that show Small was arrested outside a sober home where she was living and charged with DUI, second offense. She was released on personal recognizance bail and due in court next week. Five days later, she was found dead in a hotel room.

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Tim Callery on Twitter
NEW: Grand jury indicts #HarmonyMontgomery’s father, Adam, on charges of second degree assault. Court docs show jury found Adam knowingly caused bodily injury to Harmony, by striking her in the face.

 

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MAR 25, 2022
Harmony Montgomery case: Indictments returned against father and his wife – Boston 25 News
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The girl’s father Adam Montgomery, was indicted on the felony charge of Second Degree Assault, related to the case. The indictment alleges that on July 1 and July 22, 2019 Montgomery “did knowingly cause bodily injury to H.M., a child under the age of 13, by striking her in the face.”

Adam Montgomery’s estranged wife, Kayla Montgomery was also indicted on the charge of Theft by Deception. The indictment alleges that on various occasions between 2019 and 2021 Kayla “represented to NH DHHS that H.M. was a member of the defendant’s household, despite H.M. not being a member of the defendant’s household during that time,” and received more than $1,500 as a result.

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Manchester Police tell Boston 25 they continue to receive tips on the Harmony Montgomery case, although the volume has slowed.

Police say they investigate all of them and say the Harmony case is still very active

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Adam and Kayla Montgomery Indicted in Missing Child Case (lawandcrime.com)
Adam Montgomery is scheduled for a hearing to take place June 28, while Kayla is set for court on April 7.

 

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MAR 26, 2022
Manchester community not giving up on finding Harmony Montgomery (wmur.com)
A small group passed out fliers, ribbons and information on Harmony Montgomery at a Manchester park Saturday as people continue to search for the 7-year-old missing since late 2019.

The group "United to Find Harmony," one of several similar similar groups in New Hampshire, scattered purple rocks with Harmony's name around the park to keep her name fresh in local conversation.

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"We are a little more united than people think we are," Carr said. "The village exists, the village is looking, and we're going to find her"

Crystal Sorey, Harmony's mother, said she appreciates the support and has events planned for April.

"Women like them stepping up kind of re-ignites that for you," Sorey said. "Like, okay, maybe people aren't so bad."

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Boston Herald on Twitter
Concerned observers are opening up their pocketbooks to keep the search for missing child Harmony Montgomery alive — the possible award for credible information on her location has shot up to $150,000.
Award for information leading to missing child Harmony Montgomery grows to $150,000 (bostonherald.com)
7:59 PM · Mar 31, 2022·SocialFlow

 

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Bob Ward Boston 25 on Twitter
The Harmony Montgomery Reward Fund is now $150,000, thanks to generosity of a Nashua resident who recently made a big donation. Harmony now missing 2 yrs, 3 months. My story @boston25 5/6pm #TrueCrime @NEunsolved
4:32 PM · Apr 1, 2022 from Manchester, NH·Twitter for iPhone

Harmony Montgomery reward fund hits $150,000 – Boston 25 News
“This resident just felt that it was something that might give somebody the incentive to come forward. And we’re still looking for that person who may have the information that will send us on the right path to find Harmony Montgomery,” Manchester, NH Police spokesman Heather Hamel said on Friday.

 

[PommyMommy]

APR 1, 2022
Harmony Montgomery Disappearance: New Search Planned – NBC Boston
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Sorey thinks the case has stalled at the Manchester Police Department.

"I even emailed the lead detective letting him know I was concerned that the case was going nowhere," she said.

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RC doesn't know Harmony or her family, but like so many, she is heartbroken that this little girl has been missing since 2019 and nobody knows what happened to her.

RC is planning a search at an undisclosed wooded area on the city's West Side that she says Adam Montgomery was familiar with.

"It's is a place where homeless encampments have been swept and cleared out, but those are his people," RC said.

She and another volunteer surveyed the site Friday. They say although they're amateurs, they've done their research and are well prepared.

"We've got flags if we find anything, safety vests, tape, gloves and nametags," Carr said as she rummaged through a box in the trunk of her car.

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[PommyMommy]

Kirsten Glavin on Twitter
THIS MORNING - A search party of volunteers is combing through a wooded area in Manchester, NH looking for clues relating to the disappearance of Harmony Montgomery.

9:25 AM · Apr 2, 2022 from Manchester, NH·Twitter for iPhone

Tim Callery on Twitter - Video
Right Now: About a dozen volunteers search a wooded area in Manchester, hoping to find clues that could lead to the whereabouts of #HarmonyMontgomery. #wmur
9:50 AM · Apr 2, 2022·Twitter for iPhone

Harmony Montgomery Search – NBC Boston
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Volunteers are hoping to locate any evidence, like a cell phone that might have belonged to Adam Montgomery or any monogrammed personal items belonging to Harmony Montgomery.

According to RC, the search organizer, a former law enforcement officer will be overseeing this on-the-ground effort.

“We’re not seeing activity from the police and they have limited resources, and if there's something we can do so resources can focus someplace else, we'll do that," she said. "We are not professionals, so that's why we reached out to a former law enforcement officer so we would know how to do this.”

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[PommyMommy]

APR 4, 2022
Father of Harmony Montgomery arrested on stolen gun charges – Boston 25 News
Adam Montgomery was arrested Monday morning for eight charges related to stealing firearms between September 29, 2019 and October 3, 2019 in Manchester.

The charges allege that Montgomery stole a rifle and a shotgun from the C.F. The charges consist of:

• two charges of theft by unauthorized taking for stealing the rifle and the shotgun,
• two charges of receiving stolen property for receiving or retaining the rifle and the shotgun,
• two charges of felon in possession for possessing the rifle and the shotgun after having been convicted of one or more qualifying felonies, and
• two charges of armed career criminal for possessing the rifle and the shotgun after having been convicted of three or more qualifying felonies.

One gun was recovered from Boston, another from Manchester, New Hampshire, but the third gun is still missing.

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Montgomery is expected to be arraigned on April 6, 2022 at the Hillsborough County Superior Court.

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APR 4, 2022
Adam Montgomery, Father of Harmony, Charged with Gun Theft (lawandcrime.com)
The armed career criminal charges carry a mandatory minimum of 10 years and a maximum 40 years in prison, the NHDOJ says. The theft and receiving stolen property charges carry a maximum term of 7.5 to 15 years in prison, and the felon in possession charges each carry a maximum term of 3.5 to 7 years.

Harmony Montgomery case: Adam Montgomery accused of stealing guns
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"I'm confident there is still more to learn about her, and the people with that information should come forward," said Assistant Attorney General Jesse O'Neill.

O'Neill said the firearms investigation led to some information in the search for Harmony.

"As recently as last week in the investigation into the firearms theft, information was learned about the Harmony Montgomery case that is considered very important information," O'Neill said.

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He is scheduled to be arraigned on the new charges Wednesday.

Harmony's stepmother, Kayla Montgomery, has a hearing scheduled this week related to welfare fraud charges.

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APR 7, 2022

WMUR TV on Twitter - Video
LIVE: A dispositional conference is being held now in the case involving Kayla Montgomery, the estranged wife of Harmony Montgomery's father: https://bit.ly/3v4ucOY

Plea deal talks on theft charge for missing girl's stepmom - Court TV
Garrity asked to schedule another hearing “to give us additional time to further our discussions” and review the prosecution’s information.

A hearing was scheduled for June 9.

Harmony Montgomery Stepmom Kayla Montgomery Offered Plea Deal (lawandcrime.com)
The precise contours of the offered plea agreement were not revealed during a brief, less-than-four-minute, dispositional conference held on Thursday morning in the Northern District Court building of the Hillsborough County Superior Court.

 

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APR 7, 2022
Harmony Montgomery Disappearance: Stepmother Charged With Fraud Offered Plea Deal – NBC Boston
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For the first time, we're learning the State of New Hampshire has offered Kayla Montgomery a plea, but Defense Attorney Paul Garrity says they aren't even close to striking a deal.

"Kayla maintains her not guilty plea at this point in time," he told NBC10 Boston after the court appearance on Thursday.

Prosecutor Jesse O'Neill says the state has turned over its evidence to Garrity, who says the plea offer is "extraordinarily high."

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Harmony Montgomery case: Hearing for Kayla Montgomery held (wmur.com)
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Defense attorney Paul Garrity, who is representing Kayla Montgomery, 31, said in court on Thursday he submitted a counter plea offer to the state.

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Assistant Attorney General Jesse O'Neill said the state was required to make a plea offer. He said about 3,500 pages of discovery in the case have been given to the defense.

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Blair Miller on Twitter
In the peace of sitting with our son on the front porch, J was talking about school. Out of the blue, he said “I wish Harmony could come to my school with me. I miss her.” It was a gut punch reminder to us on many levels. We all must do more. #harmonymontgomery
9:31 AM · Apr 8, 2022·Twitter for iPhone

 

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APR 12, 2022
Stepmom of missing NH girl Harmony Montgomery arrested on new charge tied to a firearms theft – Boston 25 News
The New Hampshire Attorney General says Kayla Montgomery, 31, of Manchester, has been arrested for two charges of receiving stolen property related to a theft of firearms that occurred in the fall of 2019 in Manchester.

Montgomery is currently being held at the Hillsborough County House of Corrections on other charges.

Prosecutors say that between September 29, 2019, and October 22, 2019, Kayla Montgomery received or retained a rifle and a shotgun, knowing that the firearms had been stolen or believing that they had probably been stolen.

Each charge is a class A felony and carries a maximum term of up to 15 years in prison.

 

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APR 13, 2022
Missing girl's stepmom pleads not guilty to gun charges

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The stepmother of a missing New Hampshire girl accused of lying that the child was living with her to collect welfare benefits pleaded not guilty Wednesday to new, unrelated charges that she received stolen firearms, days after the girl’s father was arrested on similar charges.

Kayla Montgomery, 31, is accused of receiving a rifle and a shotgun between Sept. 29 and Oct. 22 of 2019, knowing that they had been stolen or believing they had probably been stolen.

Montgomery, who was arrested Tuesday, waived arraignment. A bail hearing hasn't been scheduled.