ST. LOUIS – Embattled St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery will remain in office for now, a judge ruled Friday, just one day after he was indicted on five new federal charges and ordered to house arrest.
St. Louis Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer denied a motion filed Thursday from the Missouri Attorney General that called for Montgomery’s “immediate removal” from office. The motion had asked the court to reconsider an earlier preliminary order in the state’s ongoing quo warranto case.
The Attorney General’s short-lived push to oust Montgomery prompted a fiery response from Ohmer, who said he would not remove the sheriff from office until he has reviewed all the evidence at trial. “We need to have a trial and actual evidence,” he said…