The police officer who put world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler in handcuffs has a lengthy disciplinary record that includes multiple suspensions, employment records revealed Thursday.
Detective Bryan Gillis took Scheffler into custody May 17 when the golfer sought to enter Valhalla Golf Club as police investigated a nearby fatal accident.
Scheffler has maintained he was following police directions on how to drive into the club. But arresting police said Scheffler did not follow directions.
Further complicating the matter, city officials said Gillis did not activate his body worn camera when he encountered Scheffler.
The only footage, so far, appears to come from a squad car dashboard camera and a roadside pole and both sets of video don’t clearly show what led to Scheffler being placed in handcuffs.
Louisville Metro Police Department released that footage and Gillis’ personnel records Thursday.
Gillis was suspended for five days for “conduct unbecoming” for driving “an intoxicated civilian in your police vehicle” and “proceeding to doing ‘donuts’ in a business parking lot,” according to a Sept. 18, 2013, memo by then-Chief Steve Conrad.
He was also disciplined for pursuing “a vehicle that did not commit a violent felony or wanted on a warrant,” according to a June 9, 2021, memo by then-Chief Erika Shields.
Gillis was found “at fault” for accidents on May 22, 2021, and Aug. 6, 2019, that led to oral reprimands.
Gillis was also found to be “at fault” for a Dec. 1, 2013, accident that led to an oral reprimand and mandatory driver’s training.
The officer was hit with one-day suspensions in both 2010 and 2011 for failing to show up to court. That was followed by a four-day ban in 2012 for continuing to miss court appearances, documents showed.
Gillis did, however, receive a commendation for being among seven officers who went “above and beyond” the call of duty in a “high-intensity traffic enforcement detail” that “culminated in you issuing a staggering 108 citations (114 charges, 1 DUI arrest) out of 201 citations issued during the four-hour operational period” on Sept. 16, 2021.
A representative of the River City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 614, the union that would represent LMPD detectives, could not be immediately reached for comment Thursday.
This article was originally published on NBCNews.com
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