Xander Schauffele won the PGA Championship last weekend, but Scottie Scheffler’s arrest was the biggest news story of the tournament.
The arrest of the world’s No. 1 golfer was a weird moment. It also felt wholly unnecessary, considering the circumstances surrounding the situation. It feels even more frivolous now after seeing video of the arrest.
The Louisville Metro Police Department released footage Thursday that appeared to show Scheffler attempting to drive slowly around traffic to the entrance of Valhalla Golf Club.
As Scheffler drives along the median, a cop runs over and hits his windshield. He appears to stop the car and open the window. The officer appears to pull him out before opening the door and putting him in handcuffs.
Here’s a look at the video:
NEW @LMPD video of Scottie Scheffler’s arrest pic.twitter.com/1g1ppwIZKL
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Here’s another angle from the dash cam.
This is the dash cam view of Scottie Scheffler crawling past the coach at about 5 mph with an officer chasing him. As soon as the officer gets close to the vehicle Scottie immediately brakes. 2 minutes later he’s been arrested and you can see the reporter following the officers… pic.twitter.com/TKQ90andUv
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The video appears to contradict the police report filed last week where Det. Bryan Gillis — the officer who made the arrest — was reportedly dragged to the ground by Scheffler’s car after he refused to stop, accelerated forward and further “refused to comply.”
Gillis has since been disciplined by the department for not turning on his bodycam during the incident.
Scheffler has maintained his innocence throughout the ordeal. His lawyer made a statement earlier on Thursday reiterating that.
"Scottie Scheffler didn't do anything wrong. We're not interested in settling the case." – Scottie Scheffler’s lawyer Steven Rominespic.twitter.com/Kwncw6OBrn
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“Scottie Scheffler didn’t do anything wrong. We’re not interested in settling the case. We’ll either try it or it’ll be dismissed. All of the evidence that continues to come out just continues to support what Scottie said all along. This was a chaotic situation and a miscommunication and he didn’t do anything wrong.”
It sounds like this won’t be going away any time soon.
