Earlier this month, PGA Tour superstar Scottie Scheffler was arrested outside of Valhalla Golf Club as he tried to enter the club to play in the second round of the PGA Championship. Scheffler faced four charges, including felony second-degree assault of a police officer, all of which were dropped. And it sounds like his lawyer is accusing police officers of lying.
Scottie Scheffler was arrested by Louisville Metro Police Detective Bryan Gillis who claimed that Scheffler’s SUV accelerated and dragged him to the ground, causing pain, swelling, and abrasions to his left wrist and knee. He also claimed that his pants were ripped and damaged beyond repair as a result of the incident. But Scheffler’s lawyer Steve Romines claims that never happened.
“[Gillis] was not struck by Scottie’s car, and he was not drug by Scottie’s car,” Romines told ESPN. “So however he got to torn pants or a scrape on his knee didn’t have anything to do with Scottie Scheffler.”
Romines told ESPN that there were multiple witnesses who refuted allegations that Scheffler’s SUV struck or dragged Gillis. Additionally, Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel announced this week that Gillis has been disciplined because he did not activate his bodycam video recorder.
[ESPN]
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