ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – A St. Louis judge ruled on temporary restraining orders for Sheriff Alfred Montgomery.
In September, the sheriff asked a judge to block the city from implementing Board Bill 33, arguing the ordinance was illegal and conflicted with state law. He requested a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop the measure until the court could decide its validity.
According to Board Bill 33’s author it is, “An ordinance, requested by the Sheriff of the City of St. Louis, identifying the powers delegated to the Sheriff while proscribing from the Office those activities not specifically provided to the Sheriff by the Missouri Constitution, by Missouri statute, by City of St. Louis ordinance, or as specifically authorized by the Board of Alderman.”…