Former chief of Maine Capitol Police reaches deal to settle bar fight charges
The former chief of the Maine Capitol Police has reached a deal regarding charges related to an altercation at a pub in Hallowell.
Matthew Clancy resigned his post, effective October 8, 2025. He had been placed on paid administrative leave in August of 2025.
The video in the media player above is from our reporting following Clancy's arrest.
According to court documents, Clancy agreed to a deferred disposition. Under the deal, he will remain on bail until July 6, 2027, and cannot have or drink alcohol during that time. He must also get substance use counseling or treatment and provide proof that he is doing so by Oct. 20, 2026. He must then provide written proof of counseling every three months.
If there have been no bail violations by July 6 and he meets all the conditions, court documents say prosecutors will "file an information alleging Count 3 disorderly conduct with an agreed upon $300 fine."
If any of the terms are not met, Clancy will be able to enter a plea to charges of assault and refusing to submit to arrest, or to go to trial.
Clancy was charged after the incident in August 2025, 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 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.
Clancy was sworn-in as the Maine Capitol Police chief in 2021.