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Denise R. Montgomery, who is charged with conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine after agents allegedly found a small lab in the basement of her house at 135 Jackson St., Batavia, was released from federal custody Monday.

The charges pending against her stand. Assistant Attorney General Mary C. Kane, who is handling the case, was not available for comment and no one at federal detention facility in Buffalo could or would release bail information.

Her release came following a 1 p.m. hearing in a federal judge's chambers. According to neighbors, Montgomery spent Monday night at home.

Sheriff's Chief Deputy Jerome Brewster said he was told this morning that Montgomery was released.

It's unknown if she was required to post bail. If no bail was required (as one caller to The Batavian suggested), Brewster said that does not necessarily indicate a reduction in charges or reflect a change in the status of her case.

"I'm sure the feds use a formula like we do to make a determination about release -- like whether there's a prior record, ties to the community and if the numbers add up, they get released," Brewster said.

If convicted of the initial charges, the 41-year-old mother, who's son is 10, could face sentencing enhancements because a child lived in the house and guns were reportedly found in the residence.

Previously:

• Two men suspected of manufacturing meth busted at house in Alabama
• Jackson Street mother named third suspect in meth ring