圣路易斯警长Alfred Montgomery面临联邦重罪指控,罪名是在给监狱官员戴上手铐后威胁证人,导致软禁。 St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery faces federal felony charges for threatening witnesses after handcuffing a jail official, leading to house arrest.

圣路易斯警长Alfred Montgomery被控5项新的联邦重罪指控,其中4项罪名是报复证人,1项罪名是篡改证人,据称这5项罪名是威胁和惩罚那些在联邦调查中配合2月对监狱官员Tammy Ross的手铐的调查的雇员。 St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery was indicted on five new federal felony charges—four for witness retaliation and one for witness tampering—after allegedly threatening and punishing employees who cooperated with a federal investigation into his February handcuffing of jail official Tammy Ross. 一名法官以指控的严重性和他据称违反不接触令为由,将他软禁在电子监控下。 A judge placed him on house arrest with electronic monitoring, citing the seriousness of the charges and his alleged violation of a no-contact order. 该案包括尽管密苏里州合法化仍使用大麻的指控。 该案是继他先前的轻罪民权指控以及州一级正在进行的将他解职的努力之后发生的。 The case, which includes allegations of cannabis use despite Missouri’s legalization, follows his previous misdemeanor civil rights charge and ongoing state-level efforts to remove him from office. Montgomery否认所有指控,在社交媒体上将这种情况描述为争取正义的斗争,并发起筹款活动,引起法律关注。 Montgomery, who denies all charges, has framed the situation as a fight for justice on social media and launched a fundraiser, raising legal concerns. 定于下周举行一次债券审查听证会。 A bond review hearing is scheduled for next week.