ST. LOUIS – Lawyers for St. Louis City and Sheriff Alfred Montgomery took their arguments to a judge over whether a new ordinance can force the sheriff’s office to transport jail inmates.

A new board bill also added financial oversight to the sheriff’s office.

A court hearing Wednesday turned into what felt like a full-on trial, with witnesses taking the stand and heated arguments.

During a court recess, FOX 2 News attempted to get Sheriff Montgomery to answer what was at stake. He dodged questions, saying, “Guys, we’re doing a fire drill at this time, please wait for your questions and your videos please.”

The sheriff even returned to our camera during that fire drill to call us out for questioning him.

“Not ok,” he told us. “Right now, we’re doing a fire drill.”

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