Two white Texas cops on horseback who were caught on video leading a black suspect by a rope through the streets of Galveston will not face a criminal investigation, according to a report.

The officers – identified as P. Brosch and A. Smith – led Donald Neely, 43, down a street handcuffed and bound with rope after arresting him on criminal trespass charges.

Images and footage of the Aug. 3 arrest went viral, sparking outrage from the community and making headlines across the country.

Last week, the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office agreed to conduct a third-party investigation into the arrest, according to ABC News.

The Sheriff’s Office also is conducting an independent probe.

“At the request of the Galveston Police Department, the Texas Rangers conducted an inquiry into this matter, which has since been completed,” Lt. Craig Cummings, a spokesoman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said in a statement.

“The Rangers subsequently conferred with the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office, which determined that there was nothing that warranted a criminal investigation,” he added.

Neely’s sister, Taranette Neely, “doesn’t have a reaction to the Rangers’ decision and is awaiting the conclusion of the full investigation,” the family’s lawyer said, according to ABC News.

Police Chief Vernon L. Hale III has apologized on behalf of the police department.

“First and foremost I must apologize to Mister Neely for this unnecessary embarrassment,” he said in a statement. “I believe our officers showed poor judgment in this instance and could have waited for a transport unit at the location of arrest.”

Donald’s younger brother, Andy, said his brother is a “loving, kind person [who] wouldn’t harm a fly.”

“The way the officers treated him, it just ain’t right… They dehumanized my brother on the streets,” Andy Neely said.

“Why would they do that after several encounters with him? It was just to humiliate him. No man, no women, black, brown, purple, should be embarrassed the way my brother was.”