Who is Jason McIntosh? Alabama ex-cop, 46, jailed for 30 years for brutal murder of 31-year-old estranged wife
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA: A former Alabama police officer has pleaded guilty in the murder of his 31-year-old estranged wife whose body was found in the parking lot of a Mountain Brook Athletic complex in 2019.
On Wednesday, March 31, Jason Bragg McIntosh, 46, pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of murder in the December 2019 death of Megan Louise Montgomery, news outlets reported. McIntosh was originally charged with capital murder.
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Montgomery's body was located at a parking lot below Mountain Brook High School by a routine patrol officer, who saw her face down on the pavement with multiple gunshot wounds on her back and head, officers previously said.
Montgomery and McIntosh were married for two years but months before her death, the pair had been involved in several domestic disputes. McIntosh worked for Birmingham and the Mountain Brook police departments before joining Hoover's force in 1999. He quit his job in March 2019 following a domestic fight between the couple, which ended with her being shot and wounded.
Two months after quitting his job, in May 2019, McIntosh was charged with domestic violence following another fight in which Montgomery suffered scrapes and red marks. That same month, Montgomery filed for divorce.
McIntosh’s attorney Tommy Spina released this statement: “Jason has admitted his guilt publicly and has acknowledged his actions resulting in the death of Megan, as he has since day one privately . He deeply regrets what he did and the pain he has inflicted onto so many people. He has accepted his punishment for those actions. Today is the conclusion of this case, but the emotional damage to others left in the wake of this exceptionally flawed relationship will last forever. I would concur with the comments made by Megan’s family in court."
The statement further read: "Domestic violence is real and it takes place in all segments of society daily. If you are aware of a friend, acquaintance, relative or co-worker or even a complete stranger who is in an abusive relationship, whether physical or emotional, you need to get proactive and try and do what you can to break the cycle of abuse before it ends like it did in this instance. Do not just sit back and watch, judge and later wish you had acted. It does not have to end this way, there are ways out. Be aware.”
“Megan began dying on July 23, 2017, on their first date. Like a frog in a pot of boiling water, you gradually turn up the heat to boiling and the frog doesn’t know they’re dying. That’s what happened to Megan," Montgomery’s mother, Susann Montgomery-Clark said after the proceedings. “That’s what domestic violence does." She also said, “On her birthday I won’t be sitting (with her) in the kitchen with a cake and candles, but at her grave.”
Megan’s sister said, “The day my sister died a part of me died. It left a hole that can never be filled.” Meredith Montgomery said, “She was brainwashed, manipulated and abused, and now she is dead.
Under the plea deal, McIntosh was sentenced to 30 years.