Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Man Accused of Assaulting Missing Pregnant Teen Arrested as Search Expands in Rehoboth

Investigators shifted searches to Groom-linked land after a tip led officers to remove evidence from a shed.

Image
Image
Kylee Monteiro's friend says pregnant teen was going through something painful before death (Kylee Monteiro/Facebook)
Kylee Monteiro

Overview

  • Kylee Monteiro, 18 and pregnant, has been missing since Aug. 7 after she was last seen near County Street in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
  • Gregory Groom, 22, was arrested Aug. 19 on charges of aggravated assault and battery on a pregnant person, domestic assault and battery, and witness intimidation.
  • Prosecutors say the charges stem from an alleged Aug. 6 assault at 107 County Street, the day before Monteiro disappeared.
  • Groom is being held without bail and is scheduled for arraignment in Taunton District Court on Wednesday.
  • Police have renewed multi-agency searches using K-9 units, drones, and dive teams, and after a tip they searched property tied to Groom where officers carried evidence bags and examined a red shed; officials continue to seek tips and surveillance footage, and a vigil is planned for Aug. 23.