Adam Montgomery Convicted on Weapons Charges

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Guilty.
After about 5 hours of deliberation a Hillsborough County jury found Adam Montgomery guilty on six felony weapons charges yesterday. Montgomery showed no emotion when the verdict was read. The two counts of being an armed career criminal carry a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison. Montgomery will be sentenced in about five weeks. He has separately been charged with killing his daughter, Harmony Montgomery – that trial is expected to begin in late November.

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