St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery faces federal felony charges for threatening witnesses after handcuffing a jail official, leading to house arrest.

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. 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. 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, who denies all charges, has framed the situation as a fight for justice on social media and launched a fundraiser, raising legal concerns. A bond review hearing is scheduled for next week.