{"id":2255187,"date":"2024-05-29T16:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T20:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scottie-scheffler-claims-he-was-hit-calls-cop-overaggressive-in-stunning-new-footage-with-police\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T16:04:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T20:04:16","slug":"scottie-scheffler-claims-he-was-hit-calls-cop-overaggressive-in-stunning-new-footage-with-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scottie-scheffler-claims-he-was-hit-calls-cop-overaggressive-in-stunning-new-footage-with-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottie Scheffler Alleges Being Hit, Labels Officer &#8216;Overaggressive&#8217; in New Police Footage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fscottie-scheffler-claims-he-was-hit-calls-cop-overaggressive-in-stunning-new-footage-with-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2255187&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The post-arrest \u2062video of golfer Scottie Scheffler revealed his unawareness of the\u2063 police officer&#8217;s identity during a traffic incident. \u2062Scheffler described <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-fired-after-showing-up-late-to-work-47-times-awarded-11-25-million-in-racism-lawsuit\/\" title=\"Late employee wins .25M in racism lawsuit.\">feeling targeted<\/a> and panic-stricken as the officer engaged aggressively. Issues arose around the officer&#8217;s actions, \u200bleading to dropped charges and public scrutiny of Louisville police handling.\u2063 Scheffler&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-house-democrat-drops-racial-slur-during-anti-republican-rant\/\" title=\"Video: Democrat Representative Uses Racial Slur in Anti-Republican Speech\">narrative sheds light<\/a> on the events. The video following golfer Scottie \u200cScheffler&#8217;s arrest exposed his lack of awareness\u200c regarding the police officer&#8217;s identity\u2063 during a traffic incident. Scheffler \u200bexpressed\u200c feeling targeted and fearful due to the\u2062 officer&#8217;s\u2063 aggressive behavior. The\u2064 situation resulted in dropped\u2063 charges and raised concerns about the police&#8217;s conduct in Louisville. Scheffler&#8217;s account provides insight into the unfolding events.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports\/\">  Sports <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/mlandry\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/mlandry\/%20\"><span>Mike Landry<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 29, 2024 at 12:50pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Video taken immediately after the arrest of golfing great Scottie Scheffler showed Scheffler saying he was unaware it was a Louisville police officer attempting to stop him as the officer directed traffic in the pre-dawn hours of May 17.<\/p>\n<p>Detective Bryan Gillis approached Scheffler, and the golfer tried to drive away. Gillis grabbed the vehicle Scheffler was driving and received minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Scheffler was charged with assaulting a police officer, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/scottie-scheffler-louisville-officials-reach-agreement-charges-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charges were dropped<\/a> Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Just after his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wild-gets-world-no-1-golfer-scottie-scheffler-detained-police-shortly-pga-championship-tee-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrest<\/a>, Scheffler said he believed Gillis was overly aggressive.<\/p>\n<p>Scheffler, in a PGA-marked vehicle on his way to the Valhalla Golf Club for the second round of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-new-dad-scottie-scheffler-starts-pga-championship-stunning-long-range-hole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PGA Championship<\/a> attempted to go around blocked traffic stemming from an investigation of a fatal accident earlier in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>In a police bodycam recording posted on X, Scheffler can be heard saying he was unaware that he was being stopped by a police officer.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The fact this cop told Scottie Scheffler that you should stop for ANYBODY who tells you to stop is LOL funny.<\/p>\n<p>Unserious people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KxKJYdDZWN\">pic.twitter.com\/KxKJYdDZWN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kayce Smith (@KayceSmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KayceSmith\/status\/1795816378949362153?\">May 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAs I was pulling in, my window was down, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-protest-election-integrity-bill-inside-georgia-state-capitol-clash-with-police\/\" title=\"Democrats Protest Election Integrity Bill Inside Georgia State Capitol, Clash With Police\">officer told<\/a> me to stop, and as I was \u2014 first of all I did not know he was a police officer. I thought he was one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-gas-stations-partnering-with-armed-security-to-protect-customers-amid-carjacking-epidemic\/\" title=\"Chicago Gas Stations Partnering With Armed Security To Protect Customers Amid \u2018Carjacking Epidemic\u2019\">security guards<\/a> that was mistaken.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Have you been following this story?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>An investigating officer interrupted. \u201cStop right there. Why does that matter if he\u2019s a security guard or a police officer if somebody\u2019s telling you to stop?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes,\u201d Scheffler replied. \u201cYou\u2019re right. I should have stopped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did get a little bit impatient because I\u2019m quite late for my tee time, and as he was reaching in the car, he grabbed my shoulder and hit me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scheffler then said he believed the officer was \u201ca little bit overaggressive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI pulled a little bit because I was afraid. I thought he was going to start hitting me,\u201d Scheffler \u201cAnd I didn\u2019t know who he was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe didn\u2019t tell me he was a police officer. All I saw was a yellow jacket. I didn\u2019t know what he was doing. I had no idea he was a police officer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The investigating officer then said Gillis was wearing a uniform and had on a yellow vest and \u201cif someone\u2019s telling you to stop, no matter who it is, you don\u2019t keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes sir,\u201d Scheffler replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo what happened is,\u201d continued the investigator, \u201cYou kept going, and you took him with you \u2026 So, you took him with your car and drug him. OK? Which is not a good thing, right?<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 To make it even worse, when he asked you to get out of the car, you refused to get out of the car.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/scottie-schefflers-attorney-speaks-shock-arrest-exactly-instructed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Replied Scheffler<\/a>: \u201cI still did not \u2014 I was not aware he was a police officer. I was looking out the window of the car to try to find a police officer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The investigator indicated the identities of all the police at the scene should have been clear. \u201cWe\u2019re all wearing yellow vests, so you can see us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scheffler continued: \u201cIf I knew he was a police officer, I would have been much more less afraid, but panic kind of set in, and as you\u00a0 can see I\u2019m still shaking because I was afraid. I didn\u2019t know who he was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe didn\u2019t say, \u2018Police, get out of the car.\u2019 He just hit me with his flashlight and yelled, \u2018Get out of the car!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for the Louisville mayor\u2019s office, Scottie Ellis, confirmed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/louisville-police-release-new-footage-scottie-scheffler-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video of Scheffler<\/a> was authentic, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/2024\/05\/29\/scottie-scheffler-arrest-video-shows-golfer-talking-after-arrest\/73892962007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisville Courier Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Scheffler\u2019s statements came after he was read his Miranda rights, the Courier Journal said.<\/p>\n<p>There was criticism of how Louisville police handled the incident. Gillis was reprimanded for failing to have a bodycam in operation, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/article-13452881\/scottie-scheffler-arrest-officer-punished-bodycam-violation.html?ico=related-replace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.K.\u2019s Daily Mail<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. 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He has been a journalist, broadcaster and church pastor. He writes from Northwest Arkansas on current events and business history.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Mike Landry, PhD, is a retired business professor. He has been a journalist, broadcaster and church pastor. He writes from Northwest Arkansas on current events and business history. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a post-arrest video, Scottie Scheffler expressed being unaware that a Louisville police officer was trying to stop him during traffic direction in the early hours of May 17. 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