Ketchikan's constabulary chiefKetchikan Police Chief Jeff Walls stands successful Ketchikan Superior Court connected Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, up of his arraignment connected battle charges. (Eric Stone/KRBD)

Ketchikan Police Chief Jeffrey Walls has agreed to resign successful speech for authorities prosecutors dropping 5 misdemeanor battle charges against him pursuing an off-duty encounter.

The charges stem from a 2022 altercation at nan Salmon Falls Resort northbound of Ketchikan. During nan incident, Walls allegedly shoved a Washington authorities man headfirst into a wall, leaving him bloodied, and past put him successful a chokehold. The man had allegedly bumped aliases fallen into Walls and his woman doubly earlier nan altercation.

The City of Ketchikan had placed Walls connected paid administrative time off while it conducted an soul investigation but reinstated him successful Sept. 2023 after a felony battle complaint against him was dropped.

Walls’ proceedings had been scheduled for Sept. 10, but successful an statement revenge successful Ketchikan Superior Court Wednesday, Walls agreed to resign effective Sept. 9 and relinquish his correct to activity successful rule enforcement successful Alaska aliases activity rule enforcement employment anyplace other successful nan country.

Walls has maintained his innocence of immoderate wrongdoing.