Stepmother of Missing Girl Arrested on Perjury Charges

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The stepmother of a New Hampshire woman who went lacking in 2019 has been arrested for perjury, police mentioned.

Kayla Montgomery, 31, was arrested Friday on the Manchester Police Division when she arrived for a every day check-in, WMUR-TV reported. The check-ins are required as a part of Montgomery’s bail situations after she was arrested on unrelated expenses of receiving stolen firearms.

Manchester Police Chief Allen Aldenberg mentioned Montgomery was arrested on two counts of perjury for mendacity to a grand jury. Different particulars weren’t instantly launched. She is predicted to be arraigned on Monday.

Her stepdaughter, Concord Montgomery, was final seen in 2019 at age 5, however authorities didn’t know she was lacking till final yr. She continues to be thought-about a lacking particular person.

Aldenberg informed WMUR-TV that the arrest is “one other step within the investigation into the whereabouts of Concord Montgomery.”

“We are going to proceed to do all the pieces in our energy to carry this case to a decision,” Aldenberg mentioned.

Kayla Montgomery was beforehand charged with theft by deception after police mentioned she falsely claimed that her stepdaughter was residing along with her to be able to gather welfare advantages. She has pleaded not responsible and was launched on bail final month.

Adam Montgomery, Concord’s father, has been indicted on an assault cost alleging that he struck Concord within the face in July 2019. He’s additionally accused of unrelated firearms theft expenses and has pleaded not responsible.

The couple, described as estranged, informed police that Concord was delivered to be along with her mom in Massachusetts round Thanksgiving 2019. Her mom mentioned she final noticed her daughter throughout a cellphone video dialog at round Easter that yr.

Police have acquired tons of of suggestions. They’re providing $150,000 for data that can cause them to the lacking youngster.

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