The top-ranked golfer in the world, Scottie Scheffler, was arrested halfway through the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla. He later finished tied for eighth.
The chief of police in Louisville has promised to look into and “appropriately address” any policy violations that may have resulted from last week’s arrest of world champion Scottie Scheffler.
On his way to the US PGA Championship at Valhalla on Friday, the reigning Masters champion was involved in a fatal road accident and was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving, and disobeying traffic signals from an officer directing traffic.
It later surfaced that, despite standard operating procedure, arresting officer Bryan Gillis had neglected to turn on his bodycam before stopping, handcuffing, and arresting Scheffler. Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, the police chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department, issued a statement saying, “The internal investigation is still ongoing.”
“Any policy infractions found during the investigation will be dealt with in accordance with the disciplinary procedure of the LMPD.” On Thursday, May 23, 2024, the department plans to give a further update on the investigation.
During his weekly news conference, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg emphasized that “action will be taken” if policies were not being followed generally. The Louisville Courier-Journal quotes him as saying, “I think that’s critically important that we do that, not just in high-profile events like took place on Friday, but on a regular basis.”
And there will be transparency regarding any instances in which policies are not being followed. Something will be done about it. Based on what I currently know, I believe I can understand why Officer Gillis and Mr. Scheffler may not have had the bodycam activated during their initial interaction. Regarding why it wasn’t on at the time of Mr. Scheffler’s arrest, I still have questions.
Scheffler’s arraignment date has been rescheduled for Monday, June 3. He has called the incident a “big misunderstanding,” but his attorney has already stated that he is ready to go to trial if the charges are not dropped.
After his arrest, Scheffler spoke out on Instagram. A few hours earlier, he had also given his respects to the victim of an accident outside Valhalla.
He posted on Instagram on Friday, saying, “This morning, I was proceeding as directed by police officers.” “There was a major misunderstanding of what I thought I was being asked to do, and it was understandably a very chaotic situation given the tragic accident that had occurred earlier.
“I never meant to ignore any of the guidelines. I hope to set this aside and concentrate on playing golf today. Naturally, the entire tournament team sends its sincere condolences to the family of the man who lost his life in the earlier accident this morning. It really does put things into perspective.
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