The second full day of the Missouri Attorney General’s attempt to permanently oust St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery got off to a rocky start filled with yelling, accusations of retaliation and testimony from deputies.

The testimony kicked off Thursday with testimony from a former sheriff’s office staffer who said he was trying to diffuse the situation that led to then-acting Jail Commissioner Tammy Ross being handcuffed.

Former Lt. Col. Steven Chalmers testified he was present during the Feb. 14 confrontation and, as it was unfolding, had tried to reach out to several city officials, including then-Mayor Tishaura Jones, her Chief of Staff Jared Boyd and then-Comptroller Darlene Green, to alert them of it. Chalmers said Boyd responded at a later time.

“It really just got out of ha

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