DANVILLE -- A township police chief in Montour County is off the job again, this time without pay, until the resolution of criminal charges accusing him of "huffing" while on duty.

The new Mahoning Township Board of Supervisors Monday night voted 2-1 to suspend Chief Chad Thomas, 41, without pay.

A week ago the former board voted 2-1 to reinstate Thomas who had been on paid administrative leave since charged Dec. 2. A new supervisor Monday replaced one who had voted for reinstatement.

Thomas is free on personal recognizance pending trial after waiving his preliminary hearing. He is accused of breathing in a product used to clean keyboards and computer equipment.

The charges brought by the state attorney general's office allege other officers on May 27 saw Thomas inhale the product and watched as his eyes fluttered and became unresponsive.

One officer thought Thomas had suffered a seizure, the criminal complaint states.

An analysis of the can of compressed air showed it contained a substance that is prohibited from being inhaled under the state's Sale or Illegal Use of Certain Solvents and Noxious Substances Act, investigators said.

Thomas has acknowledged the "huffing" incident occurred, the charges state.

The police department has five officers in addition to the chief.