Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel announced that a police officer who arrested golfer Scottie Scheffler was given disciplinary action.
Scheffler was arrested prior to the second day of the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, afterdisobeying police traffic orders and dragging a police officer several yards with his car. Gwinn-Villaroel announced at a press conference that Detective Bryan Gillis did not have his body camera activated during the interaction last Friday, and that he “has received corrective action for this policy violation.
Scheffler was arrested after allegedly trying to go around the scene of an earlier fatal traffic accident involving a bus and a pedestrian Friday morning. He was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving, and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic. He was released on personal recognizance later that morning and competed in the PGA Championship.
In this mug shot provided by the Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections Friday, May 17, 2024, Scottie Scheffler is shown. Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was detained by police Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with images showing him handcuffed as he was led to a police car.
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