SUMMERDALE — As of Friday afternoon, Eddie Ingram is no longer Summerdale Police chief.

“It was with a heavy heart when I resigned my position as chief of police for the town of Summerdale, Ala., yesterday afternoon,” Ingram said in an email announcement Saturday.

That resignation came after earlier that day, Ingram was notified that Montgomery Circuit Judge Charles Price affirmed the revocation of his Alabama Police Certification, which had been imposed by the Alabama Police Officers Standards and Training Commission last May.

“This latest ruling came without any public trial (which we were requesting) and revokes all my police powers in the state of Alabama at this time,” Ingram said.

As previously reported, Ingram was originally placed on leave last July after a hearing with APOSTC, which regulates law-enforcement officers throughout the state. Last May, Ingram told Gulf Coast Newspapers that the investigation centered around the first few weeks after he took over the Summerdale position in June of 2011, during which time he was getting acclimated with the state commission’s system. The investigation focused on whether he intentionally entered misinformation into the state commission’s computer system, particularly two incidents, one of which was the false entry of volunteer reserve officers Mason and Cook as town employees. The other issue was whether Ingram did not follow proper procedure when re-qualifying for firearm certification. Ingram said that while he and his fellow officers were under-going the certification, he asked one of them to sign a form, witnessing that he had followed the process.

The proceedings were held in Montgomery last July to address the charges that Ingram had knowingly filed false reports to the commission. The hearing included testimony from Ingram, Summerdale Town Clerk Tiffany Lynn and Maj. Greg Hardy of APOSTC. Also testifying were Robert Mason and Charles Cook, both of whom Ingram was accused of falsely reporting to APOSTC as part-time police officers. The ruling found Ingram guilty of wrongdoing. As a result, the APOSTC commission ordered the revocation of Ingram’s law-enforcement certification. Subsequently, he was placed on administrative leave from the Summerdale Police Department.

Despite the APOSTC ruling, which Ingram appealed with a request for a trial by jury, Alabama Probate Judge Charles Price intervened on Ingram’s behalf  in August by granting the police chief a stay and regional order, allowing him to return to work. However, Price’s action still didn’t change the APOSTC ruling.

Last week, Price reversed his decision and backed APOSTC.

“This latest ruling came without any public trial (which we were requesting) and revokes all my Police powers in the State of Alabama at this time,” Ingram said.

He added that he plans to appeal this latest decision to the Alabama Supreme Court of Civil Appeals. But because the length of the procedure is uncertain, Ingram opted to resign his position.

“Rather than place the town of Summerdale, my life and the lives of my family in an uncertain position, I felt it was in the best interest of the Town and myself that I relinquish my position as chief of police and get on with life,” he said.

That resignation comes on the heels of an injury that Ingram received last month while making an arrest.

“He had just been back on light duty on Monday,” Summerdale Town Clerk Tiffany Lynn said in a phone interview.

At press time, Summerdale Mayor David Wilson was unavailable for comment. However, Lynn said Sgt. Hugh Bohannon is filling in until Town Council officially named a replacement during its next meeting, which was set for Monday night.