Before then, it wasn't unusual for his mother, Corinna Montoya, to hear from her son multiple times a day, every day. Totally, totally uncharacteristic of him," she said. The calls have stopped.
None of James' friends or family have talked to him since Sunday. That's the same day his girlfriend contacted the family with troubling news. He left his truck at his girlfriend's Lakewood apartment before heading out to the Hangar Bar the night of Saturday, April 1. Somebody he had apparently just met that night," said Corinna.
With no transportation, an unresponsive cell phone and no activity on his credit cards, James' parents are trying to hold onto hope. It's a pain that we've never had experienced before. It's hard not to let your mind go somewhere that it doesn't need to go," she said.
Montoya's parents said there was nothing they know of that would cause James to walk away from the life he built. That was his dream," said Eddie Montoya, James' father. We were proud of him, everyone was proud of him. The Denver Police Department, which is leading the investigation, told Denver7 investigators are still trying to gather more information. News Local. Actions Facebook Tweet Email. Lakewood family desperate for answers after loved one goes missing James "Jay" Montoya was last seen during the early morning hours of April 2.
It's been nearly a week since James "Jay" Montoya, 26, walked out of a Lakewood bar, and he hasn't been heard from since. By: Danielle Kreutter. Courtesy of the Montoya family. Local Denver police searching for missing man last seen at bar at Jewell, Wadsworth Stephanie Butzer. Denver Police Department. What do you want Denver7 to follow up on? Is there a story, topic or issue you want us to revisit?
