Kayla Montgomery Back in NH Jail on Perjury Charges
Harmony Montgomery's stepmother Kayla Montgomery is back in jail after she was arrested Friday at Manchester Police headquarters.
Manchester Police spokeswoman Heather Hamel told Seacoast Current that Kayla Montgomery was charged with two counts of perjury and will likely be arraigned on Monday. Police Chief Allen Aldenberg told WMUR the charges were for lying to a grand jury.
Kayla Montgomery had been released from prison on bail following her arraignment on a welfare fraud charge. Part of the bail requirement were a daily check-in at Manchester Police headquarters.
Jonahan Bobbitt-Miller, stepfather to Harmony's brother Jamison, tweeted about the arrest on Saturday morning.
"U.S. Marshals! You have helped us from the beginning! You all visited our house to tell Jamison you would do everything to make sure he and his sister were safe. You’re getting justice for both H and J. Thank you for putting the fugitive back in jail," Bobbitt-Miller tweeted.
Harmony Montgomery is described as approximately 4 feet and 50 pounds with blonde hair, blue eyes, and glasses. She is blind in her right eye. Information about the girl's current location or about her disappearance can be called into a special tip line manned 24/7 by Manchester Police at 603-203-6060.
Contact reporter Dan Alexander at Dan.Alexander@townsquaremedia.com or via Twitter @DanAlexanderNH