A police oversight agency said no evidence was found indicating race was a factor in the scuffle between a Chicago police officer and a Black woman he tried to arrest while she walked her dog after hours at a beach.

In a report released yesterday, the agency claims the aggressive encounter and attempted arrest were not racially motivated because the officer had given orders for several people, including a Black couple, to leave the area before he confronted the woman. The agency, however, says the officer did not have his body camera on at the time he supposedly gave the orders for others to leave.

BLKNewsNow.com reported on the aggressive police encounter earlier this month. The officer has been charged with battery.

The oversight agency still recommended the officer be terminated or suspended for using excessive force during the encounter with the Black woman.

The officer, who is White, resigned last month. In Illinois, like many other states, officers who resign before termination are able to retain their pensions. The officer has reportedly relocated to Texas since the incident.

More about the oversight agency’s report can be found here.