LOUISVILLE — Questions still remain about Scottie Scheffler’s police confrontation on Friday morning outside Valhalla Golf Club, and there’s not yet any body cam video available to provide answers, according to Louisville mayor Craig Greenberg.
“The officer did not have a body cam footage turned on during the incident. We will release the footage that we have,” Greenberg said Saturday morning, according to local Lousiville station WDRB. “We did not have any … to my knowledge. We have not discovered any video of the initial contact between officer Gillis and Mr. Scheffler.”
The entire story of Scheffler’s arrest, detainment and subsequent release remains wrapped in controversy and differing perspectives. Scheffler was attempting to enter Valhalla Golf Club, where traffic had been snarled because of a fatal accident earlier in the morning. Metro Police Detective Bryant Gillis stopped Scheffler at the gate, and then stories diverge.
According to police, Scheffler “refused to comply and accelerated forward, dragging Detective Gillis o the ground.” Scheffler’s attorney said the world No. 1 golfer was “simply proceeding as directed. He stopped immediately upon being directed to and never at any point assaulted any officer with his vehicle.”
Body cam footage would have pretty swiftly ended any debate about what happened. Greenberg said that Gillis either wasn’t wearing a body cam or didn’t have it activated. He did indicate that there was video taken from across the street that would be released.
The police report from the incident does indicate that video exists.
Scheffler was charged with four counts arising from the incident, including second-degree assault on a police officer, a felony. He will be arraigned on Tuesday. After a second-round 66, he began Saturday at -9, three strokes off the lead of Xander Schauffele.
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