Chicago-Area 17-Year-Old Pleads Not Guilty in Triple Slaying
BOLINGBROOK, Ill.—A suburban Chicago teenager pleaded not guilty Tuesday in the fatal shootings of his 17-year-old girlfriend, a 9-year-old girl and the child’s father.
Byrion Montgomery, 17, appeared before a Will County judge in Joliet. Montgomery is charged as an adult with multiple crimes, including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and home invasion.
He has been jailed and bail is set at $20 million. The Will County State’s Attorney’s Office said he would be appointed a public defender.
The shooting in Bolingbrook, about 30 miles west of Chicago, was reported about 8:15 p.m. Sunday. Montgomery was arrested about two hours later….