Maine Capitol Police Chief resigns months after bar fight and arrest
By Adam Bartow
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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.
The video in the media player above is from our reporting following Clancy’s arrest 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 Total Coverage in August that Clancy was taking pictures of people inside the pub. A fellow patron told Clancy to stop taking pictures and when he did not stop, the patron grabbed Clancy’s phone out of his hand.
According to McGee, a fight then broke out inside the pub and then spilled out onto the sidewalk in front of the establishment.
Police said a responding officer was allegedly assaulted by Clancy, who resisted arrest.
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