Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange no longer wishes to pursue a criminal case against Madison police officer Eric Parker.

"After a careful review of the witness testimony included in 2,000 pages of federal trial transcripts and a re-evaluation of the evidence, we are seeking to dismiss State charges against Mr. Parker," said Strange in a press release late this afternoon.

Parker swept into international news in February of 2015 with the takedown and injury of an unarmed Indian citizen, 57-year-old Sureshbahi Patel, out for a walk in front of his son's home in Madison.

The stop left Patel partly paralyzed and in need of spinal surgery. Madison Police Chief Larry Muncey six days later recommended that Parker be fired. Madison police arrested Parker on Feb. 12 for misdemeanor assault.

As the news and the video traveled the globe, Gov. Robert Bentley wrote a letter apologizing to the Patel family and the Indian government for the use of excessive force by Parker.

Madison Police Officer Eric Parker leaving the federal courthouse in Huntsville, Ala., on Oct. 29, 2015 (Bob Gathany/bgathany@AL.com)

But the U.S. government later intervened and leveled a more serious civil rights charge against Parker. The three-man team of federal prosecutors twice attempted to prove that Parker acted willfully in using excessive force against Patel.

Prosecutors argued that Parker knew the leg sweep and facefirst slam of a small older man would lead to injury, but Parker testified he did not intentionally use a leg sweep and that he lost his balance and fell awkwardly during the takedown.

Twice a jury failed to reach agreement. After back-to-back mistrials, U.S. District Judge Madeline Hughes Haikala in January granted a motion to acquit, saying there would not be a third federal trial.

With the federal case concluded, Parker had been scheduled to face a bench trial in district court in Limestone County starting on June 7. That was for the original misdemeanor assault charge, which carries up to a year in jail.

The case had been assigned to Assistant Alabama Attorney General Bill Lisenby Jr.

Strange today filed a motion to dismiss the misdemeanor charge.

Chirag Patel helps his father, Sureshbhai Patel, as they arrive outside the federal courthouse before start of the first trial against Eric Parker on Sept. 1, 2015, in Huntsville, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

"Without a doubt this is an unfortunate case and we agree with U.S. District Judge Madeline Haikala that 'The result in this case is by no means satisfying. Hindsight brings clarity to a calamity...," wrote Strange.

"While the State charge has a lesser kind of culpability than that of the federal charge," he wrote, "the evidence is the same and the State's burden remains proving its case beyond a reasonable doubt."

"After a review of the federal trial testimony, it does not appear that there would be sufficient evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. Thus, we have a duty to move to dismiss the charge."

District Judge Doug Patterson in Limestone County approved the request to drop the charge.

"The State of Alabama having filed a motion to dismiss this action and the Court having considered the same it is hereby ordered, adjudged and decreed that this case is dismissed," reads the ruling filed at 4:48 p.m. today.

Patel's attorney, Hank Sherrod, in February of 2015 filed a federal civil suit against Parker and Madison. That has been on hold pending the resolution of the criminal charges.

Madison police Chief Larry Muncey leaves federal court on April 15, 2016, followed by his attorney, Jerry Barclay. (Paul Gattis/pgattis@al.com)

Meanwhile, the only person to be found guilty of a crime in the case is Madison Police Chief Larry Muncey who contended that Parker had no cause to stop or take down Patel.

He recommended that Parker be fired, but Judge Haikala found that Muncey communicated with witnesses during the first trial.

Muncey sent emails demanding to know why some of his officers who were called as witnesses had testified that the takedown was within policy. Muncey, who said he had a duty as chief to correct his officers, was found guilty last month of criminal contempt of court and fined $2,500.

Muncey is on administrative leave while he appeals the contempt ruling. Parker, who had been on the force just over two years, has been on paid leave since he was arrested on Feb. 12, 2015.