There's been a new turn of events in the case of a local police officer accused of using excessive force on a woman during an arrest.

Brenham police officer Richard Bobbitt was fired from his job in the summer after an internal investigation found he used too much force by striking a female suspect in the face and head multiple times following a high-speed chase.

That chase went from Washington County to Harris County and came to an end on Highway 290 near the city of Houston.

Officer Bobbitt and other law enforcement agencies were there when the stolen vehicle suspect was pulled out of the car, and Bobbitt reportedly struck her multiple times.

Bobbitt appealed his termination and was given a hearing date.

Bobbitt's attorney then approached the city of Brenham and asked if his client could resign rather than proceed with the appeal hearing.

An agreement was reached and Bobbitt was allowed to resign from his position, but his troubles are far from over.

The Harris County District Attorney's Office is still reviewing the case of the alleged assault on the suspect.

KBTX has made formal requests to review Bobbitt's dashboard camera and body camera footage from that day, but the city has delayed our request by asking for an opinion from the State Attorney General's Office on the matter.

Dashboard camera video from a Texas DPS unit involved in the chase has been circulated online, but doesn't show the alleged assault that involved Bobbitt. KBTX has requested an independent copy of that video to verify its authenticity.