A Marion County man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in connection with a robbery-turned-fatal-shooting that claimed the life of a 40-year-old man in 2023.
Last week, Marion County jurors briefly deliberated before finding 48-year-old Michael Rene Montgomery, Jr. guilty of first-degree murder with a firearm. He was also convicted of fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, driving with a suspended or revoked license, and resisting a law enforcement officer.
Following his conviction, Montgomery was sentenced to life in prison…