Louisville police detective Bryan Gillis expressed his readiness to move past the incident involving golf star Scottie Scheffler, although he took issue with comments made by Scheffler’s lawyer, Steve Romines.
This follows the dismissal of charges against Scheffler stemming from an arrest outside Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville before the second day of the PGA Championship.
In a statement released Wednesday, Gillis maintained that he was indeed “drug by the car” and sustained visible injuries to his knees and wrist.
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Despite this, he expressed appreciation for Scheffler’s respectful conduct during the situation, stating,
“Mr. Scheffler and I both agree that there will be no ill will over this going forward.”
However, Gillis took umbrage with Romines’ suggestion at a press conference that Scheffler could file a lawsuit for “false arrest,” feeling that his honesty and integrity were being challenged.
Gillis responded by reaffirming his account of the incident and expressing surprise and disappointment if Scheffler was involved in Romines’ statements.
“To be clear, I was drug by the car, I went to the ground, and I received visible injuries to my knees and wrist. I’m going to recover from it, and it will be ok,” Gillis emphasized.
Gillis also humorously addressed the ruined $80 pants he had to purchase per department policy, noting,
“Yes, the department has us buying freaking $80 pants. To those concerned, they were indeed ruined. But Scottie, it’s all good. I never would’ve guessed I’d have the most famous pair of pants in the country for a few weeks because of this. Take care and be safe.”
The charges against Scheffler, including a felony second-degree assault of a police officer, were dropped by Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell.
Scheffler was arrested amid confusion over traffic flow during a police investigation into a fatal accident involving a vendor at the PGA Championship.
Scheffler also released a statement, expressing his desire to move on from the incident and emphasizing his respect for police officers.
“I wish 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 hold them in high regard. This was a severe miscommunication in a chaotic situation,” Scheffler wrote.
