Father Accused of Killing 5-Year-Old Daughter Says Attorneys Will Acknowledge Guilt on 2 Lesser Charges

Adam Montgomery (C) stands with his lawyers Caroline Smith and James Brooks as they await potential jurors to enter the courtroom for jury selection ahead of his murder trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester, N.H, on Feb. 6, 2024. David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool

MANCHESTER, N.H.—A New Hampshire man accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter told a judge Wednesday that his attorneys plan to acknowledge his guilt on two lesser charges—falsifying physical evidence and abusing a corpse.

On the first day of his trial, Adam Montgomery told Judge Amy Messer via teleconference that his attorneys planned to address those particular charges in their opening statements on Thursday.