A Georgia man convicted of murdering the mother of his child in a harrowing 2022 shooting was sentenced this week to life in prison without parole — and responded by spitting at prosecutors in a disturbing courtroom outburst.
Taco Nash, 25, was forcibly removed from the DeKalb County courtroom after he launched saliva toward the prosecution team moments after being handed three life sentences and an additional 60 years for the brutal killing of 22-year-old Mi’ckeya Montgomery, the mother of his 18-month-old daughter, Khloe.
Montgomery was gunned down outside her daughter’s daycare in Decatur on June 15, 2022, in an incident that has left her family shattered and a community grieving.
“Today, they got to see the real him,” said Jasmine Walters, Montgomery’s aunt. “The rest was a façade. He’s a sociopath.”
A Violent Confrontation at a Place Meant for Safety
Montgomery had gone to pick up her daughter from Education Elevation, the daycare center where staff had standing instructions to call 911 if Nash ever showed up—due to a court-issued no-contact order stemming from previous violent behavior.
Despite this, Nash repeatedly called Montgomery that morning, demanding to meet and retrieve his belongings. When she refused, he appeared at the daycare, confronted her outside, and then forced his way inside, threatening to kill her if she didn’t leave with him and their child.
The terrifying encounter, captured in CCTV footage, showed Nash physically assaulting Montgomery inside the facility. Staff immediately called police as the confrontation escalated.
Nash ultimately forced Montgomery and their daughter out a rear door, dragging them through a playground and into a wooded area behind the daycare. Moments later, employees inside reported hearing screams and a single gunshot just as officers were arriving at the scene.
Nash re-emerged from the woods cradling his blood-covered daughter and claimed that Montgomery had shot herself. But forensic evidence told a different story: the gunshot wound to Montgomery’s head was deemed inconsistent with suicide, and the medical examiner ruled her death a homicide.
Authorities later found the firearm placed under her hand — and believe she was holding Khloe at the time of her death.
Before being taken into custody, Nash reportedly called one of Montgomery’s relatives to apologize, according to prosecutors.
Convicted on Multiple Charges, Including Murder and Kidnapping
A DeKalb County jury convicted Nash on July 2, 2025, of a slew of charges including:
Malice Murder
Four counts of Felony Murder
Aggravated Assault – Family Violence
Two counts of Kidnapping
Aggravated Stalking
Cruelty to Children in the First Degree
Several firearm-related offenses
Judge Brian Lake imposed a life sentence without parole, two additional life terms, and 60 years to run consecutively, calling it a necessary punishment for an “unforgivable act.”
A Family’s Pain — and a Community’s Grief
Montgomery’s family expressed both sorrow and relief following the sentencing.
“He’s exactly where he needs to be,” a relative said outside the courthouse.
The tragic case has drawn widespread attention, with many remembering Montgomery as a loving mother taken far too soon. Photos shared by the family show her smiling with her daughter Khloe, whose life was forever changed by the events of that day.
The child, now three, survived the attack unharmed but faces a future without her mother — and with the knowledge of what happened.
As the courtroom was cleared following Nash’s violent outburst, the sense of closure was bittersweet. Justice had been served, but a young life was lost — and a family will never be the same.