Man charged with Jason De Ieso’s murder to be released from jail to visit dying father

A man charged with the shooting murder of a painter caught between an alleged bikie feud will temporarily be released from jail for a heartbreaking reason.

Ross William Montgomery will be allowed out of the Adelaide Remand Centre for two hours to farewell his dying father. Picture: Greg Higgs

A man charged with the murder of Adelaide painter Jason De Ieso has been granted temporary supervised release from jail to visit his dying father.

Ross William Montgomery, 35, is one of eight people who were charged with murder over Mr De Ieso’s shooting death in 2012, and is in custody in the Adelaide Remand Centre.

Defence lawyer Sam McDonough fronted Magistrate Brett Dixon on Friday, seeking temporary leave of just two hours for his client today after receiving news his father William was in the intensive care unit at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

The Adelaide Magistrates Court heard Mr Montgomery’s father suffered from a cardiac arrest and had been on life support since March 6.

“His condition is unsurvivable and the plan is to redraw invasive treatment today and he is expected to pass away today,” Mr McDonough said.

“We have requested through the prison system compassionate leave. That was not granted due to citing security risks.

“This is the only avenue Mr Montgomery has to say goodbye to his father before he passes away.”

Alleged Hells Angel Ross Montgomery will be released from the Adelaide Remand Centre for no longer than two hours today to say goodbye to his dying father. Picture: Greg Higgs

Mr McDonough argued his client had attended the RAH in the past for knee scans and said there would be no objections to conditions of the two hour release.

“It's difficult to imagine what security risk Mr Montgomery would pose should he attend the entire time in leg and arm cuffs surrounded by police,” he said.

Despite prosecutor Jim Pearce opposing the request, Magistrate Dixon ruled that Mr Montgomery would be able to visit his father under the supervision of corrective service officers while in hand and foot cuffs.

“It seems to me if he were to be constrained … and remain in the presence of police and or corrective services officers for the time he’s out of the institution, that he would not be a security risk,” he said.

“This is not a revocation or suspension of bail but simply permission to remain in custody … in a place other than prison for a short time.”

Jason De Ieso was shot dead in a Pooraka paint shop in 2012. Picture: Crime Stoppers

Mr De Ieso was allegedly an innocent victim caught between a Hells Angels and Finks bikie gang feud.

Police allege he died in November 2012 after nine men approached his workshop, at least six of whom were carrying guns. Shots were fired, and the men allegedly ran from the scene.

The final arrest in the case was not made until February 2020.

Daniel Mark Jalleh, Musa Ali Alzuain, Mohamed Alzuain, Husain Ali Alzuain, Kyle Lloyd Pryde, 32, Nicholas Sianis, 33, and Seywan Moradi, 33, have also been charged with Mr De Ieso’s murder.

Jake Byron Martin-Herde, 31, is charged with assisting an offender.

All will reappear before the court later this month.