CINCINNATI OHIO —A Cincinnati police captain accused of strangling a woman while off-duty has been acquitted.

Court records show Brian Norris was acquitted Friday after facing assault and disorderly conduct charges for an October 2024 incident. Witnesses reported seeing him strangle a woman in Washington Park.

Video shared with WCPO 9 shows people approaching Norris, who is on top of a woman crying on the ground. The woman can be heard yelling at Norris, Get off of me.

When a witness tells Norris to release her, he responds, She knows what she did.

Eventually, Norris gets up and walks away, leaving the woman crying on the ground.

An incident report filed by Cincinnati police noted that a witness said Norris dragged the woman out of a vehicle while holding her in a choke hold. The report added that the witness saw the suspect on top of the victim, continuing to strangle the victim with his hands.

Cincinnati police announced an internal investigation, which was handled by an outside prosecutor’s office.

In December, Norris was charged with assault and disorderly conduct. CPD also suspended his police powers and assigned him to administrative duties pending the case’s outcome.

Court records show he was acquitted on all counts.