Police allege Adam initially said Harmony was fine claimed to have seen her "somewhat recently."īut, he later said that he had not seen his daughter since Crystal Sorey came to pick her up around Thanksgiving 2019. Later that day, police say officers found Adam and his girlfriend sleeping in a car in Manchester. She added that he was now living with another woman, the affidavit said. At that time, Adam told her he was driving her back to her mother in Massachusetts. Montgomery has three other, younger children with his wife, Kayla Montgomery, all of whom are accounted for.īut Kayla Montgomery told police she and her husband are no longer together and the last time she saw Harmony was in either November or December of 2019. The child's uncle has set up a GoFundMe to raise reward money for "anyone who can locate" her. The affidavit adds that Montgomery's uncle recalled other forms of "abusive discipline" against Harmony, including being "spanked hard on the butt," forced to stand in a corner for hours, and ordered to scrub a toilet with her toothbrush. He said Montgomery admitted to causing the then five-year-old's black eye. The uncle added that he saw Harmony with a black eye in July of 2019 and notified DCYF. Officers also questioned Montgomery's uncle, who said he had not seen his nephew or Harmony since late 2019.
Manchester Police Department got in touch with Montgomery's younger brother, who "had concerns that Adam was physically abusive." Finding Harmony remains our top priority." Sorey told police she last saw Harmony during a FaceTime call with Montgomery around Easter 2019 and that Harmony "seemed frightened," the affidavit states.ĭHHS Communications Director Jake Leon said, "We can confirm that as soon as the State learned that Harmony was no longer with her caregiver, immediate steps were taken and an investigation was initiated. So, the Manchester Police Department opened an investigation. Police said that more than five weeks after Sorey reported Harmony missing, they were notified by DCYF that the agency had also been unable to locate Harmony. She said she made attempts to locate Harmony over the years by contacting various schools and observing addresses associated with Montgomery but still couldn't find her little girl. Sorey explained to police that Harmony had been placed with Montgomery after she lost custody of Harmony in July 2018, due in part to substance abuse issues. Harmony's father, 31-year-old Adam Montgomery, has now been charged with a second-degree felony assault charge, two misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child, and one misdemeanor count of interference with custody. MANCHESTER, New Hampshire - The father of a missing 7-year-old New Hampshire girl is suspected of abuse and has been arrested in connection with her disappearance, according to court documents filed Wednesday.ĬNN reports that police began searching for Harmony Montgomery (pictured below) on November 18, when her mother, Crystal Sorey, told them she hadn't seen Harmony in over sixth months. Haile was booked on a charge of attempted second-degree murder. She was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.
The woman fought off her attacker and escaped, the sheriff's office said. He then reportedly threw her to the ground and attacked her with the knife.ĭeputies said she suffered a stab wound to the leg and bruises all over her body. When the woman turned her back, Haile allegedly pulled a knife and dragged her out of the mail truck. Haile briefly left, returned with a water bottle and handed it to the worker.
The department said the violent attack was captured on surveillance video, and the recordings helped tie Haile to the crime.Īccording to arrest records, the victim was delivering mail at the Audubon Park apartment complex along Mount Pleasant Road when Haile approached her and asked if she wanted a bottle of water. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested Lionel Haile, 28, on Thursday after a nearly week-long search for the suspect.
ZACHARY - Deputies have arrested a man accused of randomly attacking a postal worker on her route on New Year's Eve.