AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - The chief of the Maine Capitol Police has resigned, two months after he was arrested following an altercation at a pub in Hallowell.

Matthew Clancy resigned his post, effective October 8. He had been placed on paid administrative leave in August.

A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety said Lt. Steven Trahan will remain in his current leadership role, pending the next steps in the process. She then said this is a personnel matter, so she won’t have any further comment.

Clancy was charged with assault, refusing to submit to arrest and disorderly conduct in connection with the incident in August, when he was accused of assaulting a police officer who responded to the scene.

The head of security for The Quarry Tap Room, Rob McGee, told Maine’s Tot

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