Scottie Scheffler arrest bodycam video
Scottie Scheffler was arrested May 17, 2024, following an incident outside of Valhalla Golf Club. All charges were later dismissed.
Footage provided by Louisville Metro Police
- LMPD detective Bryan Gillis attempted to stop Scottie Scheffler from entering Valhalla Golf Club last May during the second round of the PGA Championship.
- Scheffler’s arrest citation said he “accelerated forward, dragging Det. Gillis to the ground” and damaging Gillis’ $80 uniform pants.
- Gillis spoke with The Athletic about the damaged pants.
The Louisville Metro Police officer wore his department uniform pants like any other day. It ended up not being like any other day, though, because May 17, 2024, may just be the most bizarre day in golf history.
Before the second round of the PGA Championships at Valhalla Golf Club, an Oldham County man who loved golf, arrived to work security and was hit and killed by a charter bus before the sun rose. Then, amid the ensuing traffic, the world’s No. 1 golfer was arrested after one detective’s pair of pants was ripped.
Now, nearly a year after the incident, the family of security guard John Mills has an ongoing wrongful death lawsuit against the PGA and Valhalla. Scottie Scheffler remains the world’s No. 1 golfer. And LMPD detective Bryan Gillis told The Athletic in an article published May 13 that he still has the pants, although he said he can’t remember where they are inside his Louisville home.
“He tossed the remnants of that bizarre Friday in May into a box, including the handcuffs that were placed around Scottie Scheffler’s wrists, put them away and has tried not to think about them in the year since …,” The Athletic wrote.
On that rainy Friday morning, one year ago, the LMPD arrest citation said Gillis was directing traffic into Gate 1 of the golf course after the road was closed from the fatal collision. Gillis attempted to stop Scheffler’s car and “attempted to give instructions.”
Scheffler “refused to comply and accelerated forward, dragging Det. Gillis to the ground.” The citation went on to say Gillis suffered abrasions to his left wrist and knee, and he was transported to the hospital.
Then came the line that made its own headlines: “Det. Gillis uniform pants, valued at approximately $80, were damaged beyond repair.”
The pants quickly drew their own hype. Gillis told The Athletic he has thought about it, but the pants are not for sale.
“There’s been a million different thoughts about that,” he said in the article, “and everybody has a different opinion on how to market it, but I chose not to.”
When the charges were dismissed against Scheffler, Gillis released a statement.
As a postscript, he joked about the pants: “PS. 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. …”
The Courier Journal requested an interview with Gillis through LMPD.
LMPD public relations commander Sgt. Matt Sanders said in an email: “Thank you for the inquiry. We’re aware of the article. This office did not facilitate that interview and we are not interested in providing one.”
Stephanie Kuzydym is an enterprise and investigative sports reporter. She can be reached at skuzydym@courier-journal.com. Follow her at @stephkuzy.
