In late May, charges against Scottie Scheffler were dismissed. The world's No. 1 golfer was arrested May 17 outside Valhalla Golf Club in the hours before the second round of the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky.
An investigation found that three Louisville Metro Police officers in the area at the time of Scheffler's arrest did not turn on their body cameras.
The investigation determined that Detectives Bryan Gillis and Kelvin Watkins and Officer Javar Downs violated police policy by failing to activate their body cameras. A 63-page document obtained by Louisville's WDRB contained photographs and an investigative file.
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Scottie Scheffler was arrested and charged. (AP/Louisville Department of Corrections)
Last month, Louisville Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel announced that Gillis received “corrective action” after an internal investigation found he did not follow proper protocols when he left his body camera off.
“Detective Gillis should have turned on his body-worn camera, but he did not. Failure to do so is a violation of LMPD policy on uniforms and equipment, body-worn camera subject category,” Gwinn said. Villaroel.
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Scheffler, 27, faced four charges, including felony assault for injuries an LMPD officer suffered during the encounter.
Gillis previously claimed he was dragged by the vehicle driven by Scheffler. An arrest report said Scheffler was driving an accredited PGA courtesy vehicle when an officer said Scheffler “refused to comply and accelerated forward, dragging” the officer to the ground.
Scottie Scheffler speaks during a news conference after the second round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on Friday, May 17, 2024 in Louisville. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Gillis' body camera appeared to capture Scheffler making a phone call from jail. The two-time Masters winner could be heard saying that he wasn't sure if Gillis was a police officer.
“I sat there and tried to diffuse the situation, and then I literally reached out trying to find a police officer, not knowing it was one,” Scheffler said. “It's my fault. I mean, he's wearing a uniform. He's wearing a yellow vest. I just didn't see it.”
Golfer Scottie Scheffler on the 18th green in the second round of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville on May 17, 2024. (Matt Stone/Courier Journal/USA Today Network)
Scheffler previously said it was a “misunderstanding” and Jefferson County officials agreed with the golfer's assessment.
“Based on the totality of the evidence, my office cannot move forward in prosecuting the charges brought against Mr. Scheffler,” said Jefferson County Prosecutor Mike O'Connell. “Mr. Scheffler's characterization that this was 'a big misunderstanding' is supported by the evidence.”
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Police were investigating the death of a volunteer who was hit by a bus outside the golf course when the Scheffler incident occurred.
The PGA of America later identified the victim as 69-year-old John Mills. LMPD said Mills was hit by a bus around 5 a.m. near one of the golf course entrances.
Paulina Paulina Dedaj of Fox News contributed to this report.
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