A Chatham-Kent police officer has been cleared of any wrongdoing by Ontario's Special Investigations Unit.
The SIU determined the actions of the officer in an incident about a year ago were justified.
On May 13, 2018, the officer saw a woman wobbling across St. Clair St. in Chatham and went to check on her safety.
She was with a 17-year-old man who had a bicycle with no lighting.
The officer asked for the man's identity, but the name he gave was not correct.
When the officer asked the man for his address, he took off but the officer caught him in a parking lot, putting him in handcuffs.
When the suspect was brought back to the cruiser, he tried to flee again and the officer had to take him to the ground.
The suspect broke his nose in the process and was taken to hospital for treatment.
The SIU determined that action was legal and the case is closed.