Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said Tuesday that the city’s police department will investigate whether its officers followed proper protocols when the world’s No. 1 golfer, Scottie Scheffler, was arrested Friday outside Valhalla Golf Club, home of the Last week’s PGA Championship.
Louisville Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said in a statement Tuesday that an update on the investigation will be provided Thursday.
“The internal investigation is still ongoing. Any policy violations revealed during the course of the investigation will be appropriately addressed in accordance with LMPD’s disciplinary protocol,” he said in the statement.
Greenberg said he thought it was “critically important” that police address their investigation, “not just at high-profile events like (those) that took place on Friday, but on a regular basis.”
“And if policies are not followed, there will be transparency about it. Action will be taken,” he said, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
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An LMPD spokesperson confirmed to Keynote USA on Saturday that Det. Bryan Gillis did not activate his body camera video recorder before Scheffler was detained, handcuffed and arrested.
The department’s standard operating procedures for body-worn cameras (BWCs), which were revised in December 2022, state that officers must “maintain their BWC in a constant state of operational readiness.”
The procedures further state that officers will “immediately activate their BWC in recording mode prior to participating in all police activities or encounters.”
“As I understand it, based on the facts known to me at this time, I understand why the body camera may not have been turned on in the initial contact between Officer Gillis and Mr. Scheffler,” Greenberg said Tuesday. “I still have questions about why it wasn’t broadcast during Mr. Scheffler’s arrest.”
Greenberg previously said that footage of the incident was captured by a fixed camera across the street, which the city planned to release.
In a police report, Gillis alleged that when he attempted to stop Scheffler’s truck to give him instructions, the truck accelerated and dragged him, causing injuries to his left wrist and knee.
Scheffler called the incident a “huge misunderstanding” and a “chaotic situation.” Scheffler was trying to overtake vehicles that were in reverse gear to enter the track. Traffic was stopped due to an unrelated fatal crash that killed a 69-year-old man on the highway.
Scheffler was charged with four counts, including second-degree assault on a police officer, a felony.
Scheffler was booked into a downtown detention center and released less than two hours before his second round departure time. He shot a 5-under 66 in the second round and tied for eighth at 13 under on Sunday, 8 strokes behind winner Xander Schauffele.
The arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. ET on June 3.
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