ST. LOUIS – Less than a year after taking office, Alfred Montgomery has been removed as St. Louis Sheriff, according to a judge’s ruling.
Retired Judge Steven Ohmer, who was appointed by the Missouri Supreme Court to oversee the St. Louis Sheriff’s removal case, also ordered Montgomery to pay for court costs associated with the proceedings.
Former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed the quo warranto case against Montgomery in June, outlining six counts of alleged misconduct:
- Failure to perform duties of the office of the St. Louis Sheriff (while jailed)
- Unlawfully detaining acting St. Louis Jail Commissioner Tammy Ross
- Unlawfully detaining and disarming private security guard Darryl Wilson
- Failure to transport inmates for physical and mental health treatment
- Illegal use of the office for personal gain
- Financial mismanagement of the office
Judge Ohmer ruled four of the six allegations did not meet the standards for removal from office. However, the judge found Montgomery was in “clear violation of his duties and responsibilities as Sheriff” in his actions against Ross and Wilson, representing “improper interference in the orderly enforcement of the criminal laws by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.”…