St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery is heading to jail after a judge ruled the sheriff violated his bond.

U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Bodenhausen made the ruling Tuesday morning after Montgomery was accused of several violations of his federal release conditions.

Montgomery’s second-in-command, Col. Yousef Yasharahla, is now in charge of the daily operations of the sheriff’s office.

The arrest marks a major development in Montgomery’s monthslong legal saga, during which he has maintained his innocence.

Montgomery was indicted by a federal grand jury in August for having then-acting jail Commissioner Tammy Ross handcuffed in February. Bodenhausen placed Montgomery on house arrest last week after the sheriff was charged with five additional federal felonies , including

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