St. Louis sheriff ordered to jail after trouble with guns, burner phone

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St. Louis sheriff ordered to jail after trouble with guns, burner phone
 Judge John Bodenhausen says Alfred Montgomery will remain in jail until his trial to prevent any possible witness tampering.
by Ryan Krull
October 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
St. Louis Magazine

St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery got burned by his own burner phone today and is now headed to jail as the criminal case against him works its way through court.

Montgomery, already on house arrest, was the subject of a lengthy bond revocation hearing in federal court, including testimony from an officer with pre-trial services, the court entity that supervises defendants while they’re on bond.

That pre-trial services officer testified that since Mongtomery was indicted less than two months ago, he had purchased what he himself called a “burner phone,” told the court that he had far fewer guns than he actually did, and threatened to knock someone out “with one punch” on a recorded call. None of this was viewed favorably by Judge John Bodenhausen, who described Montgomery’s recent conduct as “cagey.”

Montgomery was already facing a quo warranto removal effort from Missouri’s attorney general when he was indicted on August 28 on a federal misdemeanor count for illegally detaining the acting director of the St. Louis City jail. Montgomery was then hit with a superseding indictment last week, charged with five felonies alleging witness tampering and witness retaliation for allegedly firing employees who sat for depositions in the cases against him. He was recorded on phone calls saying that specific employees “definitely gotta go.” ...

Bye, I'm outta here!

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 St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals on Tuesday after a federal court hearing. He will be in jail pending his trial, which has not yet been scheduled. 

Tuesday afternoon, it was announced that Colonel Yosef Yasharahla was named the interim sheriff for the city of St. Louis.
 
Story at KMOV