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	Beach Pastor's House Stripped after Sale, Lawyer Says By Steven G. Vegh The Virginian-Pilot July 28, 2008 http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/exbeach-pastor-stripped-home-auctioned-debts A former pastor charged with embezzling his congregation is accused of yanking fixtures, a sink and appliances out of his home after it was recently auctioned off to pay his debt. Kenneth L. Montgomery, who faces a criminal trial Aug. 20 in Virginia Beach Circuit Court, also made off with the mailbox, hot tub and kitchen cabinet knobs, according to attorney William Lascara, who oversaw the auction process. "He took shrubbery, he must have dug up 15 to 20 bushes," Lascara said. Last year, a Virginia Beach judge ordered Montgomery to repay Hilltop Community Church more than $131,000 in a civil case. The house sale was arranged to pay back the church. Montgomery had been the minister of the church at 929 First Colonial Rd., where members said he never admitted wrongdoing. He resigned last fall. Lascara said he was working with the new owner to bring civil and criminal complaints against Montgomery. Montgomery was convicted in Virginia Beach in 1994 of at least seven felonies. His crimes included embezzling equipment from his former employer, a painting contractor, and stealing items including a .45-caliber pistol, payroll checks and guitars, court records show. Steven G. Vegh, (757) 446-2417, steven.vegh@pilotonline.com.
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