Former Master Sgt. Bryan Robins said he remembers the day he helped Lt. Wayne Honer place handcuffs on then-acting jail Commissioner Tammy Ross.

On the fourth day of the trial that could remove St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery, Robins recalled believing a confrontation between Ross and Montgomery was getting out of control. He called for the sheriff’s office’s top brass to assist but was “upset when I was calling for help [and] no one responded.”

Video evidence shows that other staff did eventually show up. Robins was tasked with providing security for the sheriff and managing his day-to-day scheduling.

When Robins arrived, he saw the sheriff and Ross arguing. Robins said he heard Ross say something like “go ahead and ‘cuff me.'” When Honer pulled out his handcuffs, Robins said he he

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