The Missouri attorney general’s trial that could remove St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery came to a close on Tuesday, with more than 30 witnesses testified over the course of a week.

“This court was very concerned with the urgency of a matter of this sort,” said Circuit Judge Steven R. Ohmer, who said he would rule on the matter on another unspecified date. “Let this court focus on the issues that this court needs to focus on.”

Tuesday offered each side one last chance to lay the legal groundwork for their argument before Ohmer begins weighing his decision in the bench trial. Montgomery watched the proceedings wearing a light-blue-washed plaid suit and a red tie.

Assistant Attorney General Greg Goodwin argued that the sheriff’s conduct proved that he knowingly did not fulfill the duti

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