A Louisville Metro Police Department detective who Golf star Scotty Scheffler was arrested violated department policy last week by failing to turn on his body camera during the incident, officials said Thursday.
An internal investigation found that Detective Brian Gillis did not turn on his body-worn camera during the encounter, LMPD Chief Jacqueline Gwynn-Villaroel said. said at the press conference.
Meanwhile, dash cam footage released by police shows Scheffler being escorted to the scene by two handcuffed officers (seen around At the 25:15 mark of the video). The police also released a video of A Fixed pole camerawhich shows a bird’s eye view of the area.
Louisville Metro Police Department
Gillis was among a dozen officers on the scene after a pedestrian was struck by a shuttle bus near the Valhalla Golf Club, where the PGA Championship was being held. Scheffler was allegedly trying to drive the investigation. According to the police report, Scheffler was in the eastbound lane and attempted to cross into the westbound lane where Gillis, in uniform, was standing.
Gillis stopped Scheffler and tried to give him directions, but Scheffler “refused and sped forward,” the report said. Gillis was dragged “to the ground” and suffered “pain, swelling and abrasions to his left wrist,” according to the report.
Scheffler was cited for second-degree assault on a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and failure to obey a traffic signal by a traffic officer.
Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections
Scheffler said online that he was in a “very chaotic situation” and that “there was a lot of misunderstanding of what I thought was being asked of me.” In a statement to CBS News, Scheffler’s attorney, Steve Romains, said the golfer “never attacked any officer with his vehicle” and added, “We will review this matter as appropriate.”
Because Gillis was “conducting law enforcement action,” he had to have the camera on, Gwin-Villaroel said Thursday. He “took corrective action for violating this policy,” he said, recorded on a performance observation form as is standard disciplinary protocol for the department.
Head of Gillis noted that the detective “should have” a body-worn camera on and “at least on standby” while on the scene.
“Because of the confusion in the area [sic] At the time, his sense of urgency in responding to a fatal MVA and speeding through PGA Championship traffic prevented him from turning it on,” the chief noted.
Gillis’ division commander similarly noted that “enough time had passed” amid the chaotic situation for Gillis to turn on the camera.
Last month, Scheffler Won the 2024 Masters tournamenthis second victory There in three years.
