Case dropped against former Chicago police officer accused of battering woman at North Avenue Beach

CHICAGO - Criminal charges have been dropped against a former Chicago police officer accused of battering a woman at North Avenue Beach in a viral incident in 2021.

Prosecutors say charges were dropped after consultation with the woman in the video and her attorneys.

Video captured by a witness after midnight on August 28, 2021, shows Nikita Brown walking her dog on a closed North Avenue Beach when the altercation occurred.

Days later, Bruce Dyker, the Chicago police officer in the video, was put on administrative leave. The following month, Brown hired a legal team saying she was racially profiled.

Days after that, FOX 32 exclusively obtained video from Dyker's body camera showing the encounter with Brown. Additional footage also revealed that Officer Dyker had interactions with other people before Brown was confronted.

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In June 2022, Dyker was charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct. He had been on desk duty, but resigned the month before.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability also came out and said they found no evidence that race was a factor.

Although charges were dropped, there is still a civil lawsuit pending.