Alyssa Tripp, 33, allegedly sprayed a non-verbal autistic child with water and pinned his hands to a table to keep him from reaching a tablet he used to communicate.
The Madison County Employment and Training apprenticeship program started in January 2022 and has grown to work with four high schools and five employers.
In a statement, Tony Kirchner's attorney said Montgomery was caught lying about the incident and the statement was a an "utterly ridiculous and stupid excuse."
Police and paramedics responded Saturday night to the Civic Center Transit Center, just hours after a St. Louis Blues game wrapped up at nearby Enterprise Center.