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A reluctant witness, a possible new mystery witness, and Adam Montgomery making an appearance in the courtroom on video, not in person, was only a portion of what happened Friday in Hillsborough County Superior Court North.
One witness in the trial of Adam Montgomery, accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony, needed to be arrested in order to take the stand.
Testimony on the seventh day of Adam Montgomery’s murder trial followed the movements of the CMC bag prosecutors say contained his slain daughter’s remains as it moved from a family shelter to a walk-in cooler at now defunct downtown restaurant, to a Union Street apartment and then to the EconoLodge.
Prosecutors say the defendant killed his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony Montgomery, then hid her body and evaded detection for nearly two years.
A friend who helped Adam Montgomery rent a U-Haul in March 2020 testified Friday about his paranoia just after handing him the keys.