SAD NEWS:Scottie scheffler banned from PGA Tour confirmed after…
Bad news: Scottie Scheffler suspended from the PGA Tour…
Louisville’s mayor and police chief said at a press conference Thursday morning that the officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler after his car crash at the PGA Championship last week was disciplined for allegedly failing to turn on his body camera. However, four charges against Scheffler remain pending. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg acknowledged that the arresting officer, Detective Brian Gillis, failed to turn on his body camera during last Friday’s incident. Louisville Metro Police policy requires officers to turn on their body cameras before “participating in any law enforcement activity or encounter.” While video footage exists from the dashboard of a patrol car and from a light pole across the street from Valhalla, Greenberg claims no video exists of the incident itself. LMPD released these two videos immediately after the press conference. Greenberg stated that the Louisville Prosecutor’s Public Prosecutor’s Public Prosecutor’s Public Prosecutor said that other videos would only be released at the end of legal progress. “Regarding the results of our internal investigation, Detective Gillis had an encounter with Mr. Scottie Scheffler. Mr. Gillis should have turned on his body camera, but he did not,” Greenberg said. “It was a political failure.”
According to Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, Gillis violated two internal policies for not having his body camera activated. Discipline for these missteps involves notes on Gillis’s file with the department. Nevertheless, Greenberg and Gwinn-Gwitlawell said they “respect the trial” and allowed the process to play. This means that the accusations against Sheffler are currently waiting for a kind of Jefferson (Kentukki) action.
Sheffler was arrested Friday morning near the Valhalla Golf Club on the eve of the second round of the PGA championship in 2024 and accused of having attacked a police officer, criminal innovation, reckless driving and ignoring the transport signals ‘An officer guiding traffic. It is said that SHEFLER is overwhelmed by the police for police instructions. The cheper explained that the case was misunderstood, but the police reported that the Girls had been tightened by the shifurer machine, which led to the injury and damage of the trousers in the grees. Scheffler’s lawyer, Steve Romines, disputes the nature of the incident.
“(Scheffler) was acting on the directions of another traffic officer and was driving a marked athlete’s vehicle with identifying information,” Romines said. “In the confusion, Scottie allegedly ignored the signals of another officer, resulting in these charges. Several witnesses confirmed he did nothing wrong and was simply following instructions. He stopped promptly when ordered to do so and at no time did he attack any police officers with his vehicle. We will litigate this case as necessary and he will be completely exonerated.
Schaeffler’s arraignment was originally scheduled for May 21 but has been postponed to June 3. Romines told multiple media outlets that Schaeffler will plead not guilty. “Our position remains unchanged,” Romines said after a news conference on Thursday. “It will either be dismissed or will go to trial. We’re not interested in settling.”
Scheffler returned to Valhalla after his Friday arrest and turned in a second-round 66, although followed with a 73 while admitting the chaotic situation had worn him down. Scheffler bounced back with a final-round 65, ultimately finishing in a tie for eighth. He is currently in the field for this week’s Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, with a 1:45 p.m. tee time for the first round.
