Louisville police officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler speaks out after charges are dropped

Det. Bryan Gillis is ready to put the incident involving golf star Scottie Scheffler behind him, but previously took exception to comments made by Scheffler’s attorney Steve Romines after charges were dropped in the case.

Gillis, who arrested Scheffler earlier this month outside the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville before the second day of the PGA Championship, insisted in a statement released Wednesday that he was indeed “drugged by the car” and suffered “visible injuries” to his knees and wrist, but also thanked Scheffler for his “dignity, humility and respect” during the situation.

“Mr Scheffler and I agree that there will be no more resentment in this matter in the future,” Gillis wrote“Instead of reacting negatively in public, he chose to speak with dignity, humility and respect. My family and I appreciate that.”

Nevertheless, the official criticized Romines’ comments, which questioned Gillis’ integrity.

During a press conference following the dropping of charges against Scheffler, Romines had indicated that he believed the world’s best golfer might file a lawsuit following his “false arrest.”

“It was unfortunate and disturbing to hear Steve Romines’ comments today claiming a ‘false arrest’ had occurred and questioning my honesty and integrity,” Gillis wrote in his statement. “I would be surprised and disappointed if Mr. Scheffler was actually involved in these statements.”

“To be clear, I was dragged by the car, fell to the ground and suffered visible injuries to my knee and wrist. I will recover from this and everything will be OK.”

Gillis also addressed the high cost of the pants that Louisville Metro Police Department officers must purchase.

“PS…” Gillis continued. “Yes, the department made us buy damn $80 pants. They were actually ruined for those affected. But Scottie, it’s all good. I never thought that because of this I would have the most famous pants in the country for a few weeks. Take care and stay healthy.”

Scheffler faced four charges in connection with the incident, the most serious of which was second-degree assault on a police officer.

The charges were officially dropped Wednesday by Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell.

Scheffler was arrested outdoors on the second day of the PGA Championship after confusion over traffic flow arose while police were investigating the scene of an accident where a vendor working at the PGA Championship was struck and killed by a shuttle bus.

In a statement of his own, Scheffler reiterated that there would be no resentment against Gillis.

“I want to put this incident behind me and move on, and I hope he will do the same. Police officers have a difficult job and I respect them very much. This was a serious misunderstanding in a chaotic situation,” Scheffler wrote.