KEENE, NH – A Manchester man accused of murder in the death of his daughter has been sentenced to decades in prison on unrelated weapons charges.

A jury found Adam Montgomery guilty of six weapons charges in June, including two counts of being an armed career criminal, two counts of receiving stolen property, and two counts of theft by unauthorized taking.

Montgomery and his attorney asked for the minimum sentence of 10-20 years on each of the career criminal charges, while the state argued that given his previous behavior, that was inappropriate, and asked for 15-30 years on each of those charges. Additionally, Montgomery was facing up to 15 years in prison on each of the theft charges.

Before learning his fate, Montgomery addressed the judge and asked that she not take the second-degree murder charge that he’s facing in the death of his daughter Harmony into consideration in the sentencing for this case and denied that he killed her.

“I did not kill my daughter Harmony, and I look forward to my upcoming trial to refute those offensive claims,” Montgomery said.

Judge Amy Messer agreed with the state during the sentencing hearing Monday afternoon, and sentenced Montgomery to 15-30 years on each of the armed career criminal charges, to be served consecutively. She also sentenced him to 7 and a half to 15 years in prison on each of the theft charges, with five years of each suspected on the condition of good behavior.

“I am doing that because, given your history, I want something, something to incentivize you to be of good conduct while you are at the prison,” Judge Messer said.

Montgomery will go to trial for the second-degree murder charge in the fall. Jury selection is scheduled for November 20th.