The Louisville Metropolitan Police Department (LMPD) released an image of Detective Brian Gillis’ injuries moments before arresting PGA golfer Scottie Scheffler on May 17, 2024, according to a police statement.
Scheffler was arrested outside Valhalla Golf Club before the second round of the PGA Championship after what was reportedly a “misunderstanding” when he failed to follow directions to bypass a traffic jam following an earlier fatal pedestrian and vehicle accident.
LMPD has released a trove of previously redacted documents from the arrest of Scottie Scheffler.
Here’s the story of Detective Brian Gillis’ knee “injury” and his infamous $80 pants. pic.twitter.com/b1Yb3dhloh
— Lachlan McLean 📺 (@LachTalk) June 7, 2024
of Police incident report Gillis also had significant abrasions on his wrists and damage to his trousers, which were initially described as “damaged beyond repair.”
Gillis also had a wrist injury. He said he didn’t need an ambulance, but said it was standard practice at other offices. pic.twitter.com/PWPQCIugi7
— Lachlan McLean 📺 (@LachTalk) June 7, 2024
Gillis issued a statement after charges in the case were dropped, denying claims that Scheffler was “falsely arrested.”
“To be clear, I was dragged by the vehicle, fell to the ground and suffered visible injuries to my knee and wrist.” He argued“I will recover from this and I will be OK. That is my entire comment on this incident.”
It is unclear what kind of treatment will be needed.
Scheffler was originally charged with second-degree assault on a police officer, third-degree criminal damage to property, reckless driving and running a traffic signal for trying to go around Gillis while he was directing traffic. The assault charges are felonies. Punished The sentence ranges from 5 to 10 years.
But fans wondered whether the injuries that led to the felony assault charges could land the world’s No. 1 golfer in prison for several years. (RELATED: PGA Stars Hilariously Mock Scottie Scheffler in Group Chat After Arrest — and Do It in Legendary Way)
That knee will never be the same. Thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family. 🙁
— Brandon Lang 🇺🇸🍻 (@BLangbets) June 7, 2024
Scheffler said his lawyer, Steve Romines, Ready to pursue If an agreement couldn’t be reached to drop the charges, he planned to file a civil lawsuit against LMPD.
“I think Steve was more than prepared to use it if necessary because there was a mountain of evidence in our favor,” he said. “I’m not sure how to put it, but basically, I think Steve was more than prepared to take legal action if I had to go to court.”
But the 2024 Masters champion suggested he won’t pursue legal action to have Louisville taxpayers punished for police actions.
“I wanted to avoid a situation where I would have to take legal action against Louisville. At the end of the day, the residents of Louisville have to pay the price for police negligence and I don’t think that’s right,” Scheffler said.
Ann Internal Probe Officer Gillis and two other Louisiana State Police officers were found to have violated regulations by not turning on their body cameras during the incident with Scheffler.
10 PGA Tour wins A statement was issued Despite the handcuffs, mugshots and threats of lengthy prison time, he has demonstrated that he “has no ill will toward Officer Gillis.”
The Daily Caller reached out to LMPD for comment, but their media contact number appears to be disconnected.
