ST. LOUIS – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has given St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery an ultimatum: Resign by noon Wednesday or face removal proceedings.
Bailey made this announcement Tuesday around noon via social media platform X. It reads:
“THE PEOPLE OF STL HAVE ENDURED ENOUGH
I am giving St. Louis Sheriff Montgomery until noon tomorrow to resign or face immediate removal proceedings.
We must restore the rule of law in St. Louis. Sheriff Montgomery has vacated his duties and therefore must vacate his office.”
Last month, the Holy Joe Society, a nonprofit organization focused on government transparency, sent a letter to St. Louis and Missouri officials calling for the removal of Montgomery.
The letter alleged Montgomery was willfully neglecting his duties to serve as St. Louis Sheriff. It claims alleges Montgomery used government vehicles and employees of his office during work hours to transport his children to and from school, accuses Montgomery of forcing a deputy to roll dice to determine whether that deputy would be fired and notes he refused to assign sufficient deputies for transporting detainees in need of medical care.
Montgomery took over as Sheriff on Jan. 1, 2025 after narrowly winning an election against incumbent Vernon Betts.
FOX 2 is attempting to reach Sheriff Montgomery’s Office for comment.
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