SARASOTA (AP) – Sarasota Police Chief Peter Abbott has been put on administrative leave over the mishandled criminal investigation of an officer who was recorded on video kicking a handcuffed man.

City Manager Bob Bartolotta says Abbott will remain on paid leave pending the outcome of an administrative investigation.

The move, which happened Saturday, came the same day the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported that the lead detective in the criminal case was told to take “cash for an instant settlement” to his first interview with Juan Perez, who was kicked by officers.

An e-mail released Friday revealed that police considered sending a detective with a settlement offer even before beginning the criminal investigation.

Last week, Abbott apologized to the community for trying to settle the case before it had been fully investigated.