A collage featuring three images: Image 1 depicts Mi’ckeya Montgomery holding her daughter before her tragic death in 2022. Image 2 shows Taco Nash, convicted for the June 15, 2022 shooting of Mi’ckeya Montgomery. Image 3 displays the Education Elevation Childcare Academy building in Georgia.
A Georgia murderer, Taco Nash, spat at the prosecution team after receiving three life sentences for fatally shooting Mi’ckeya Montgomery while she held their child in 2022. Nash’s outburst occurred in a DeKalb County courtroom shortly after he was found guilty. Montgomery’s aunt, Jasmine Walters, described Nash as a sociopath whose true nature was revealed during the trial.
Taco Nash, 25, was sentenced to life in prison without parole, along with two additional life sentences and 60 years for the murder of Mi’ckeya Montgomery. Despite a court order prohibiting contact between Nash and Montgomery, he repeatedly called her on the day of the shooting. Nash confronted Montgomery outside their child’s daycare, leading to a fatal altercation where Montgomery lost her life while protecting her daughter. Police determined Montgomery’s death was a homicide, as the gunshot angle indicated it could not have been self-inflicted.
The tragic incident unfolded at Education Elevation in Decatur, Georgia, where Nash threatened Montgomery with a gun before the fatal shooting occurred. Montgomery’s body was discovered with a gunshot wound to the head, while her daughter, thankfully unharmed, was rushed to a nearby hospital. Nash, claiming Montgomery shot herself, was apprehended by police shortly after the incident.
Officials determined that Montgomery’s death was a homicide as the angle of the gunshot indicated it could not have been self-inflicted. A jury convicted Nash on various charges on July 2, 2025. He was found guilty of Malice Murder, four counts of Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault – Family Violence, two counts of Kidnapping, Aggravated Stalking, Cruelty to Children in the First Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon or First Offender Probationer, and Possession of a Firearm After Having Been Convicted of Certain Felonies related to the shooting incident. Following the jury’s guilty verdicts, DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Brian Lake imposed a significant sentence on Nash.
