JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – One day after issuing an ultimatum for St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery to resign or be removed, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed a quo warranto petition in an effort to force Montgomery out of office.
Bailey called on Montgomery to resign or face removal proceedings in a public demand Tuesday afternoon. Montgomery says he’s not going anywhere, defying the demand from Bailey.
Montgomery’s spokesperson released the following statement to FOX 2 shortly after the noon deadline Bailey made:
“Sheriff Alfred Montgomery remains fully committed to the duties of his elected office and has no plans to resign.”
Over the last few months, Montgomery has been embroiled in multiple controversies, including being accused of rolling golden dice to make decisions, ordering the handcuffing of a jail official, and using a deputy to pick up his kids from school.
Bailey says the writ of quo warranto comes after Montgomery refused to step down. In an X post Tuesday, Bailey announced the petition which included text that the sheriff “is a law enforcement officer who holds a petition of trust and must strive to scrupulously abide by the law.”
Sheriff Montgomery claimed that Bailey’s ultimatum is “Not based on proven facts, not based on any court ruling, but on what’s been described as widely published and disturbing allegations” during a Tuesday news conference.
Bailey pushed for the same quo warranto petition process to threaten the removal of former St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner two years ago before she eventually stepped down.
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