ST. LOUIS - Embattled St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery will remain in office for now, a judge ruled Friday, just one day after he was indicted on five new federal charges and ordered to house arrest.

St. Louis Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer denied a motion filed Thursday from the Missouri Attorney General that called for Montgomery's "immediate removal" from office. The motion had asked the court to reconsider an earlier preliminary order in the state's ongoing quo warranto case.

With Friday's ruling, Montgomery stays on the job and the case will move toward a bench trial, currently scheduled to begin on Nov. 18.

In June, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office first called on Montgomery to resign following allegations of corruption, financial mismanagement, and workplace instability. Mon

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