Michael Rene Montgomery Jr. and Jessica Lynn Long were accused of first-degree murder in February 2024. Montgomery's trial is scheduled for jury selection on Dec. 8. A week later is Long's jury selection. If convicted, they each face life in prison.

But on Nov. 20, there was a change. Sitting beside her attorney in Circuit Judge Peter Brigham's courtroom, Long agreed to be a state witness against Montgomery.

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