The New Boston Police Department has dropped a restraining order violation charge against Mont Vernon’s police chief, and has issued a public statement apologizing for arresting him.

Mont Vernon Police Chief Alexander “Rick” Brougham, 43, is a New Boston resident whom police said allegedly violated the terms of an ex-parte court order by Hillsborough County Superior Court.

New Boston police initially alleged Brougham called his exwife on the phone on the evening of May 27, a violation of the court order’s conditions, said New Boston Police Chief Christopher Krajenka shortly after the arrest.

The violation amounted to a class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine.

According to Goffstown District Court records, the New Boston Police Department officially dropped the case Friday, June 27.

A public statement issued by Chief Krajenka of New Boston Police Department apologized for arresting and charging Brougham, stating he had not broken the terms of the court order.

“The town of New Boston Police Department sincerely apologizes to Mont Vernon Police Chief Alexander Brougham and his family for any inconvenience it may have caused the chief, his family members and professional associates,” the statement said.

“In response to a citizen complaint which alleged that, Alexander Brougham violated a court order by making a telephone call, the New Boston Department determined that Chief Brougham had not violated the court order,” it continued.

Brougham has been on paid leave since the Mont Vernon Board of Selectmen voted unanimously at their meeting on Monday, June 2, to take him off the job pending the results of a criminal investigation. Officer Aaron Daigneault was named interim chief.

“For the best for the town and himself, he’s on paid leave,” said Mont Vernon Board of Selectmen Chairman Jack Esposito days after the vote. “We’ve made no decision at all either way.”

Esposito said Brougham has been police chief in Mont Vernon for three years, having been employed as an officer in the department before rising to the rank of chief.

There is no word on whether Brougham has returned to work, or, if not, when he will be able to do so.

In their statement, New Boston police directed all questions to attorney Charles Bauer, who was not available by press time.

The Mont Vernon and New Boston police departments offered no comments on the dropped charge.