Scottie Scheffler Arrest Video: What Really Happened and Reactions

Scottie Scheffler Arrest Video: What Really Happened and Reactions

As you may have heard, the current world number one, Scottie Scheffler, was arrested less than two weeks ago just outside Louisville, Kentucky. Below, we will take a look at a few clips, and I will explain what went down on that Friday morning at Valhalla. Officer Bryan Gillis is seen running side by side with Scheffler’s vehicle.

Ultimately, he grabbed Scheffler out of the car and arrested him on the spot. Gillis claimed to be dragged by Scottie’s vehicle, but nowhere in the video is that shown. Clearly, a misunderstanding had taken place. Here is a personal anecdote from being on sight as well as some more information on the Scottie Scheffler Arrest.

After spending four days outside Louisville walking and scouting the golf course ahead of the 2024 PGA Championship, I had an odd feeling something would go down. I flew into Louisville Monday morning and headed right to the golf course. Once I arrived, I was a little shocked by the traffic control and overall logistics of the parking/rideshare entrance to the golf course. In short, this golf course is on a two-lane highway and has players and patrons entering at very similar spots.

To add another wrench to it all, there was a single ride-share location for the entire event, which was also very near the entrance. The people of the PGA boasted how proud they were to sell over 200,000 tickets but had the logistics set up like a high school basketball game. This is everything that went down with the Scottie Scheffler Arrest.

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The Arrest of Scottie Scheffler… What Really Happened?

I wanted to set the scene with a real-life example after being on-site. As you can tell, the overall situation was extremely hectic, and it was just a matter of time before something went down. As mentioned above, this course was on a highway and did not have any sidewalks in sight. People were walking up and down the street and crossing at their discretion.

Envisioning someone getting clipped by a car did, in fact, run through my brain. Never did I imagine someone would lose their life, and I am truly so sorry for that family’s loss. What a horrible situation.

On the morning of May 17th, a fatal accident took place in the spot I mentioned above. Someone was hit by a moving vehicle and tragically passed away.

The scene is set. The already hectic entrance just amplified in chaos. All of the players, caddies, and coaches are given courtesy cars. They were told they would be escorted around the incident to get on the golf course. That was not the case for Scottie Scheffler. The number one player in the world attempted to drive through the gate and was ripped out of his vehicle by an officer. Below, I will post a clip of the recent footage that was released.

Reaction To The Footage

Before this footage came out, the officer claimed to have been “dragged” by Scheffler’s vehicle. Nowhere in that clip was the officer dragged. We can see him running along with Scheffler’s car only to bang on the window and shine a light into the car. Clearly, there was some sort of misunderstanding, but as soon as the officer got to his car, he pulled Scottie Scheffler out. From there, he was put in cuffs and taken to jail.

Not once did it look like Scheffler was resisting or doing anything he should not have. I understand that Scottie did not know there was an active crime scene nearby. That potentially could have set off the officer to react after a hectic morning.

Just a few hours later, Scheffler was released, and he shot one of the rounds of the day. After the event went down, everyone thought the charges would be dropped but that is not the case. It truly seems like a misunderstanding on both ends. The officer was released after not having his body cam on and failing to comply with other rules in the past.

As of now, an arraignment date is set in a few weeks. We will find out the future of this case. Again, what happened to that innocent person is truly horrible. Everyone has the family in their prayers. I blame the PGA of America for the poor logistics and setup. This all could have been avoided and needs to be taken into consideration going forward.

Hearing Update

As of Wednesday, May 29th, the charges will be dropped, and both sides agree not to pursue any legal action. This was seemingly the outcome that we all expected to happen. At the end of the day. What happened was an absurd situation in a very hectic area. After the police department reported Gillis was in the wrong as well, this was the correct outcome

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