PITTSBURGH — A young black man is appealing a federal verdict that said three white Pittsburgh police officers wrongly arrested him in 2010 but did not use excessive force, and he also wants authorities to reopen their investigation, citing alleged racial bias by police.

The attorney for Jordan Miles said Tuesday one of the officers said his only regret was he didn’t kill the then-high school student and used a racial slur in doing do.

Attorney Joel Sansone claimed the officer, David Sisak, made the remarks to a bartender while patrolling the South Side, an area known for its night life, a couple of weeks before Miles’ civil rights lawsuit went to trial in March 2014.

Sisak, reached on his cell phone, told The Associated Press: “I don’t work over there and I’ve never walked a beat.” Mayoral spokesman Timothy McNulty also said an investigator hired by the city looked into the claims by the bartender and did not find them credible.

The judge didn’t admit the bartender comments into evidence because they were deemed unfairly prejudicial, Sansone said.

U.S. Attorney David Hickton said he would not reopen the investigation, saying the case was “exhaustively investigated.”

“The arrest of Jordan Miles was a troubling and divisive event for our entire community,” he said. “Now we must continue to work toward greater trust and cooperation between community and police.”