PENDLETON -- The Pendleton Police Department has placed one of its officers on administrative leave after an alleged bar fight.

The East Oregonian reports that the officer was off-duty when the fight was reported at The Hut Restaurant & Lounge.

Pendleton police Chief Stuart Roberts said the officer was placed on leave while an investigation is launched on what happened Saturday.

He said there are few witnesses to the fight and that the bar's owner didn't report what happened.

That task of investigating, though, will fall to the Oregon State Police, so Pendleton police can avoid conflicts of interest.