Scottie Scheffler case to ‘play out’ but police officer rapped over body-cam

Louisville Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said Detective Bryan Gillis received “corrective action” for not switching on his body camera.

“His failure to do so is a violation of LMPD policy on uniforms and equipment,” she said.

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg’ said Scheffler’s court date, which was initially scheduled for Tuesday, will go ahead next Monday and that charges have not been dropped.

“We are all looking to move forward,” the mayor said. “But we have to respect the legal process. And that’s what we are going to do. We are going to let that play out.”

Scheffler was arrested at 6 am last Friday after trying to drive into Valhalla Golf Club in heavy traffic caused by an earlier – unrelated – fatal accident.

While his initial contact with Scheffler was not captured in video footage released by police, Detective Gillis wrote in an arrest report that Scheffler “refused to comply and accelerated forward,” dragging him to the ground.

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