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Francis Pusok, the accused horse thief seen on camera being absolutely pummeled by as many as 10 San Bernardino Sheriff’s deputies earlier this month, will receive a $650,000 settlement from the county.

The San Bernadino Sun reports that the County Board of Supervisors unanimously reached the decision, which is not an admission of any wrongdoing.

“The sole purpose of this agreement for both parties is to avoid the costs involved in litigation,” Chairman James Ramos said in a statement. “This agreement is a fair outcome for everyone involved, including the taxpayers.”

The settlement won’t affect the criminal investigation into Pusok. From the San Bernadino Sun:

According to the Sheriff’s Department, deputies were serving a search warrant in an identity theft investigation at a home in the 25300 block of Zuni Road in Apple Valley shortly after noon April 9. Pusok fled deputies in a vehicle, then ditched the vehicle southwest of Bowen Ranch and fled on foot. He allegedly stole a horse from the Deep Creek Hot Springs area and tried to elude his pursuers on dirt trails and across rugged, steep terrain, causing numerous injuries to the horse. Two deputies suffered dehydration and a third was injured after being kicked by the stolen horse, the Sheriff’s Department said.

A felon who’s been convicted of resisting arrest, animal cruelty and attempted robbery, Pusok, 30, claims he led the deputies on a three-hour chase because he’d been beaten by law enforcement officers before and was worried it would happen again.

“I already have a history of being beaten,” he said last week, adding that police injured his hand in 2013 and kicked him in the face in 2011. “I believe the length of my pursuit saved my life because it was caught on camera.”

The deputies involved in Pusok’s arrest and beating have been placed on paid leave pending criminal investigations by the Sheriff’s Department and FBI.