Scottie Scheffler Arrest: LMPD to Use Video Evidence From the Scene Amid the Bodycam Mishap

A recent development has heightened the conversation about Scottie Scheffler‘s unfortunate arrest. Despite the court dates being rescheduled to June 3, a new lead has surfaced that may provide insights into the incident. The question arises whether this will aid the golfer or prolong the investigation.

Global News’ YouTube channel recently posted a video titled “Scottie Scheffler arrest: Louisville police to release video of golfer’s arrest at PGA Championship.” In the video, a police officer is shown explaining the next steps. According to the officer, the LMPD will utilize video evidence from the scene following the bodycam mishap.

A previous report highlighted that the officer who arrested the golfer did not activate his body cam. According to the metro police, body cam footage is essential while performing a law enforcement action on the scene. However, this did not occur in the case of the #1 golfer, leading to further investigation involving local officials such as the mayor Craig Greenberg, and Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel.

They both shared their thoughts on the matter. Mayor Greenberg stated, “We are not aware at this time of any video footage that captures the initial interaction between LMPD and Mr. Scheffler.” However, he further revealed, “Today, we are releasing video footage from the time of Mr. Scheffler’s arrest from two video cameras.” The footage includes a fixed pole camera from the other side of the road and a dash cam from a police car. Investigators will use the videos, but they will not make them available to the public.

The Police Chief explained that the incident began when “Detective Gillis had an encounter with Mr. Scottie Scheffler. Det. Gillis should have turned on his body camera but did not,” which violated the LMPD policy on uniform and equipment. As a result, the detective faced reprimand for the policy violation. With these factors noted, the court will now move forward with the case. Although the police have acknowledged the issue with the body cam, an eyewitness has come forward, which could prove beneficial in the ongoing investigation.

Eyewitness in Scottie Scheffler’s case doesn’t paint a positive picture

The play-by-play announcer of ESPN, Bob Wischusen surprisingly came up as an eye-witness to the incident. Wischusen revealed that the officer, Bryan Gillis, “kind of jumped in front” of the golfer’s car. “He was pretty, you know, enthusiastic, let’s say.” Scheffler, apparently acting in another officer’s direction, slowly started pulling away. “When [Scheffler] drove past him, the cop got very angry pursuing the car. … My impression was he was kind of running alongside chasing the car, and maybe he tripped and fell.”

Although the police report states that Scheffler’s car dragged Gillis, resulting in injuries to his wrist and knees, the new eyewitness and video footage will further aid the investigation in determining what exactly happened. With the date now set for the first week of June, what do you think will happen this time? Will the charges be dropped, or will the investigation continue?