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,

Captain Joseph Dotseth will serve as interim Metro Transit Police Chief during this transition. Ernest Morales III has departed his role as the chief of Metro Transit Police Department, almost two months after it was revealed he was on leave amid an active internal investigation.

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.