Scottie Scheffler Arrest: Louisville mayor says there is no body camera footage of the incident

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said the city does not have body camera footage from Friday’s arrest of Scottie Scheffler.

“The officer did not have bodycam footage turned on during the incident,” Greenberg said, according to The Courier Journal and WDRB. “We will release footage that we have…to my knowledge, we have not yet discovered any video of initial contact between Officer Gillis and Mr. Scheffler.”

Louisville police arrested Scheffler outside Valhalla Golf Club after the world’s No. 1 golfer tried to get through an early morning traffic jam caused by a shuttle bus carrying John Mills, a local man who was driving for one He hit and killed a tournament salesman working in the PGA Championship.

According to the arrest report, Scheffler was traveling eastbound when he attempted to steer his black Range Rover service car into the westbound lane. Detective Bryan Gillis attempted to stop the vehicle, but Scheffler continued driving forward, “pulling Detective Gillis to the ground” and causing injuries that required medical attention, according to the report.

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Authorities arrested Scheffler and took him to the local station where he was charged with second-degree assault, third-degree criminal trespass, reckless driving and failure to obey traffic signals by an officer directing traffic. A court hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.

Greenberg said he wasn’t sure whether Gillis was wearing a body camera, but there is footage from a fixed camera across the street where Scheffler was arrested. The mayor said the footage will be released in the future, according to WDRB.

After his release from prison, Scheffler returned to the course less than an hour before his 10:08 a.m. tee time. He had a quick breakfast in the clubhouse and completed a shortened practice session on the driving range before teeing off.

Scheffler finished the second round of the PGA Championship with a 5-under 66 and attended a packed press conference. He called the interaction that led to his arrest a “chaotic situation” and a “big misunderstanding” and said he could not comment on the details of the incident.

“I came here for a golf tournament,” Scheffler said. “I went in this morning and tried to do my warm-up time and get ready for the round of golf. I didn’t really understand what happened this morning.”

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(Photo: Clare Grant / Courier Journal / USA Today)