{"id":1251492,"date":"2024-05-23T16:49:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T16:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1251492"},"modified":"2024-05-28T10:16:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T10:16:55","slug":"officer-who-arrested-scottie-scheffler-violated-body-cam-policy-says-police-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/officer-who-arrested-scottie-scheffler-violated-body-cam-policy-says-police-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler violated body-cam policy says police chief"},"content":{"rendered":"

The police officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler has received \u201ccorrective action\u201d for failing to have his body-worn camera switched on during the incident.<\/p>\n

Scheffler was detained ahead of the second round of the US PGA Championship<\/span><\/strong><\/a> after trying to drive into Valhalla Golf Club in heavy traffic caused by an earlier, unrelated accident in which a male pedestrian died after being struck by a shuttle bus.<\/p>\n

According to the police report, Detective Bryan Gillis stopped Scheffler\u2019s car and \u201cattempted to give instruction\u201d to the Masters champion and world number one.<\/p>\n

The report alleges Scheffler refused to comply and \u201caccelerated forward, dragging Detective Gillis to the ground\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Screen grab taken from the Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections of Scottie Scheffler\u2019s mugshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Scheffler faces charges of second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic, with an arraignment set for June 3.<\/p>\n

Louisville Metro Police Department chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel revealed the findings of an internal investigation at a press conference on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cDetective Gillis did have an encounter as we know with Mr Scottie Scheffler,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDetective Gillis should have turned on his body-worn camera but did not.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis failure to do so is a violation of the LMPD policy on uniforms and equipment. Detective Gillis did not have his body-worn camera operationally ready as required by our policy.<\/p>\n

\u201cDetective Gillis was counselled by his supervisor. We understand the seriousness of the failure to capture this interaction, which is why our officer has received corrective action for this policy violation.<\/p>\n