Officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler issues statement

Lina PortmanMay 31, 2024

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The police officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler before the second round of the PGA Championship has once again offered his version of events.

Louisville Metropolitan Police Detective Bryan Gillis released a statement to Louisville television station WAVE in which he discussed many things, including the condition of his $80 pants which he said , was ruined after being dragged by Scheffler's vehicle while trying to enter the Valhalla golf course.

Prosecutors initially charged Scheffler with second-degree assault on a police officer (a class C felony), third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and failure to obey the traffic signals of an officer directing traffic, which are crimes.

Those charges were dropped this week.

However, Gillis maintains he was injured by Scheffler's vehicle.

“To be clear, I was drugged near the car, fell to the ground and received visible injuries to my knees and wrists,” Gillis said in a statement. “I’ll get over it and everything will be fine. This is the extent of my comment on the incident.

In the incident report of the arrest, Gillis said he was dressed in full LMPD uniform and a reflective rain jacket, stopped Scheffler and attempted to give him directions, but that the subject “refused to comply and accelerated,” dragging the officer to the location of the arrest. to the ground, damaging his uniform pants, worth approximately $80, “irreparable”.

“Yes, the ministry makes us buy pants for $80. For those concerned, they were effectively ruined. But Scottie, it's okay. I never imagined that I would have the most famous pants in the country for a few weeks because of this. Take care and be safe,” Gillis said in a statement.

Both Gillis and Scheffler expressed their condolences to the family of John Mills, the volunteer who was killed by a shuttle bus that caused the traffic problem, leading to Scheffler's arrest.

“As I said previously, this was an unfortunate misunderstanding. I have no ill will toward Agent Gillis. I want to put this incident behind me and move on, and I hope he does the same,” Scheffler said on Instagram. “Police officers have a difficult job and I hold them in high regard. This was a serious communication problem in a chaotic situation.

Lina Portman

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