Metro Transit Police Chief Ernest Morales III, who has been on leave from the department, is no longer working for the agency, according to the Metropolitan Council. Morales was on paid administrative leave,

Ernest Morales III is no longer the chief of the Metro Transit Police Department, a spokesperson for the Met Council confirmed on Monday.

Ernest Morales III is no longer the chief of the Metro Transit Police Department, the Met Council said in a brief statement Monday. Morales had been on paid administration leave since mid-August after an internal investigation into his conduct was launched following multiple complaints from employees.

Ernest Morales is no longer chief of the Metro Transit police force, a post he held for about a year before complaints from workers led to an internal investigation that’s still in progress

Metro Transit Police Chief Ernest Morales III chats with colleagues ahead of a news conference at the Lake St. Light rail station in Minneapolis on August 15, 2023. Ernest Morales III is no longer the chief of Metro Transit Police.