In a statement Monday, Kirchner's attorney said Montgomery was caught lying about the incident and the statement was a an "utterly ridiculous and stupid excuse."

A former St. Louis sheriff’s deputy is suing Sheriff Alfred Montgomery. READ: St. Louis sheriff rolls dice to decide deputy’s fate We will not stand idly by and allow Montgomery to make false statements about our client without repercussions,

St. Louis City Sheriff Alfred Montgomery has confessed to using “trick dice” while firing former deputy Tony Kirchner. In a letter, he’s calling it “de-escaltion tactic.”