Despite the assertion Monday evening by state Rep. Keith Perry that the case against him for fighting over a political sign has been dropped, Gainesville police say the investigation continues today.

Perry is alleged to have fought with a man along West University Avenue on Saturday night following the Gator football game, although no arrest was made and no formal charges have yet been filed.

In a text to The Sun sent at 8:38 p.m. Monday, Perry said, "Happy to let you know this issue has been resolved. After the parties discussed the situation we agreed this was based on a misunderstanding as evidenced by the fact that the complaint has been withdrawn and the sign will be put back up by the property owner."

GPD spoksman Ben Tobias said today that the case remains open.

"I, too, saw a statement from his office announcing that … but we have not had any sort of official complaint withdrawal. Our investigation remains open," Tobias said in an email.

Gainesville police are investigating a battery and trespassing incident Saturday that involved Perry, who is running for an open seat in the state Senate.

Citing their open investigation, police released few details about the incident, though Perry is not listed as the victim in the case.

“I can confirm that Keith Perry was involved in this incident, and additional details will be released as they become available,” Tobias told The Sun in an email Monday afternoon.

No arrests were made, Tobias said. The report shows that a sworn complaint was made Saturday.

Speaking to a Sun reporter Monday, Perry declined to discuss the matter in much detail, except to say it involved himself and someone he saw removing one of his campaign signs.

“Since I haven’t heard of anything, I don’t have anything to say,” Perry said. “I don’t know what they’d be investigating. There was a gentleman that took down one of our signs that I tried to get back up. I need to wait and see what it possibly could be. I certainly need to wait.”

The one page of the incident report released Monday — which didn't include Perry's name or any of the narrative that would outline the police officer's summary of what happened — noted that the investigation was of a battery involving “hands, feet, fists, spitting” and trespass.

The address listed in the report was a home in the 2200 block of West University Avenue, owned by the victim's employer. The 46-year-old man listed as a victim in that report did not return multiple phone messages Monday.

The incident was reported at 9:51 p.m. Saturday, the report showed.

The location is close to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium where the University of Florida played a football game that ended at about 7 p.m. Saturday. The sidewalk there is heavily used by fans who live or park their vehicles nearby.

Late Monday afternoon, Perry could not be reached for further comment.

Perry, a Republican first elected to the Florida House in 2010, is running for the newly drawn Florida Senate District 8 seat against Democrat and former state Sen. Rod Smith.