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Scottie Scheffler arresting officer Bryan Gillis’ lengthy record of misconduct surfaces

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Scottier Scheffler
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Detective Bryan Gillis, the officer who arrested golf champion Scottie Scheffler at the PGA Championship last week, has had a troubled past. Jason Riley of WDRB.com revealed that Gillis has been disciplined several times for wrecking his vehicle and missing court. He also served a five-day suspension for doing “donuts” in his police vehicle while on duty with an intoxicated civilian inside.

Riley also shared the list of all the times Gillis has been punished by the Louisville Metro Police Department, not including the Scheffler body cam violation. He also has commendations in his file, including one for issuing a “staggering 108 citations” during a four-hour period.

On Thursday morning, Lousiville police chief Jackie Gwinn-Villaroel announced that Gillis had been disciplined for not turning on his body camera during the Scheffler arrest. “Detective (Bryan) Gillis should have turned on his body-worn camera, but did not,” Villaroel said. “His failure to do so is a violation of the LMPD policy on uniforms and equipment . . . He was performing a law-enforcement action as defined in our policy. . . . We understand the seriousness of the failure to capture this interaction, which is why our officer has received corrective action for this policy violation.”

Scottie Scheffler faces multiple charges after arrest

Scheffler, 27, faces charges of second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic. The assault charge is a felony, while the others are misdemeanors, per ESPN.

At the time of the arrest, Gillis filled out a body-worn camera failure-to-record form. He wrote: “While directing traffic in front of Gate 1 the PGA personnel stopped a bus from entering Gate 1. I observed a vehicle traveling in the opposing lanes coming at me. I stopped the driver and advised him he could not proceed because of the bus. He demanded to be let in and proceeded forward against my directions. I was dragged/knocked down by the driver. I then proceeded to arrest the driver.”

Scheffler is set to appear in court on June 3. His attorney, Steven Romines, told reporters on Thursday that his client is not interested in a plea deal.

“Our position is the same as it was last Friday,” Romines said. “Scottie Scheffler didn’t do anything wrong. We’re not interested in settling the case; we will either try it or it’ll be dismissed. It’s very simple. All the evidence that continues to come out just continues to support what Scottie said all along: This was a chaotic situation and miscommunication, and he didn’t do anything wrong.”

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