{"id":2284273,"date":"2024-06-26T20:22:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T00:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisville-police-chief-who-charged-scottie-scheffler-resigns-after-new-controversy-come-to-light\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T20:25:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T00:25:18","slug":"louisville-police-chief-who-charged-scottie-scheffler-resigns-after-new-controversy-come-to-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisville-police-chief-who-charged-scottie-scheffler-resigns-after-new-controversy-come-to-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisville Police Chief Who Charged Scottie Scheffler Resigns After New Controversy Come to Light"},"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\">28<\/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%2Flouisville-police-chief-who-charged-scottie-scheffler-resigns-after-new-controversy-come-to-light%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=2284273&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>Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, the Chief of Louisville Metro Police, resigned following\u200d a \u2064scandal involving \u200csexual harassment within the department.\u2063 This occurred shortly after she \u2064was put on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-removes-acting-deputy-chief-of-the-u-s-border-patrol-for-misconduct\/\" title=\"Biden Admin ousts Acting Deputy Chief of U.S. Border Patrol over 'misconduct\">administrative leave due<\/a> to a case that surfaced when \u200da\u2062 recording was released, suggesting she promoted an officer less than a minute after this \u2063officer was accused of sexual harassment by a female colleague. Two other female officers have since\u200d filed lawsuits alleging\u2062 similar misconduct. Her departure marks yet another change \u2063in leadership for a department that has seen considerable turmoil since\u200c 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-fumble-on-transgenderism\/\" title=\"Trump's mishandling of transgender issues.\">including\u2063 issues related<\/a> to the handling of\u2063 protests over the \u2063police\u200b killing of Breonna Taylor. Paul Humphrey \u2063has been \u200bnamed as the interim chief. The incident with Gwinn-Villaroel follows closely after an incident involving golf \u200bchampion Scottie Scheffler, who was arrested and later cleared following a \u200cmisunderstanding with the police at the PGA Championship. Mayor Craig Greenberg \u200dhas voiced\u200b commitments to revising the department\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-tells-students-using-wrong-pronouns-constitutes-abuse\/\" title=\"Harvard Tells Students: \u2018Using Wrong Pronouns\u2019 Constitutes \u2018Abuse\u2019\">sexual harassment policies<\/a> and emphasized the importance of respect and reform \u200bwithin the \u2063force.  <\/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\/news\/\">  News <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/lorri-wickenhauser\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/lorri-wickenhauser\/%20\"><span>Lorri Wickenhauser<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 26, 2024 at 3:43pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The Kentucky police chief who was in charge when golf champ Scottie Scheffler was arrested last month has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/scottie-scheffler-claims-hit-calls-cop-overaggressive-stunning-new-footage-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resigned<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel resigned Tuesday, less than two weeks after being placed on administrative leave over a sexual harassment case, according to the Louisville <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/06\/25\/louisville-metro-police-chief-jacquelyn-gwinn-villaroel-resigns\/74204620007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Courier-Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Her resignation came after a recording was released that seemed to show she promoted a major in the department to a leadership role less than a minute after a female major complained that he had \u201csexually harassed and attacked\u201d her, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Since that incident, two other female LMPD officers filed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hollywood-sex-assault-suspected-rapist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuits<\/a> against the department, documenting allegations of sexual harassment in the department, the Courier-Journal reported.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Humphrey will lead the department as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/activists-erupt-after-police-kill-black-ohio-girl-video-shows-cop-protected-woman-from-knife-attack\/\" title=\"Activists Erupt After Police Kill Black Ohio Girl; Video Shows Cop Protected Woman From \u2018Knife\u2019 Attack\">interim police chief<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHumphrey is the sixth person to lead the troubled department since 2020, when longtime chief Steve Conrad was fired by Mayor Greg Fischer for mishandling protests over the police killing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-judge-declares-mistrial-jury-deadlocks-trial-ex-officer-deadly-breonna-taylor-raid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breonna Taylor<\/a>,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpm.org\/news\/2024-06-25\/louisvilles-police-chief-fifth-since-2020-resigns-amid-workplace-sexual-harassment-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisville Public Media<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Craig Greenberg said Humphrey understands the need to reform the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-house-votes-to-end-license-requirement-to-carry-a-handgun\/\" title=\"Indiana House Votes To End License Requirement To Carry A Handgun\">local law enforcement agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe understands that what\u2019s needed for this department to move forward is to continue making improvements, to continue fighting crime and to continue strengthening relationships with the entire community,\u201d Greenberg said.<\/p>\n<p>Greenberg said the department would revise its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-gov-taking-fire-parties-ignoring-sexual-harassment-complaints-top-adviser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sexual harassment<\/a> procedures.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Have you been following this story?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He called the conduct alleged in the lawsuits \u201cunacceptable and inexcusable,\u201d The <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/louisville-police-chief-resigns-sexual-harassment-ed9247d9b3121c771cd837a89b4219ab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone should be treated with respect by their colleagues,\u201d Greenberg added. \u201cAnd everyone has the responsibility to treat others with respect. That should be true in every workplace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gwinn-Villaroel\u2019s departure came five weeks after the department came under international scrutiny over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/scottie-scheffler-louisville-officials-reach-agreement-charges-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scheffler\u2019s arrest<\/a> by a detective with the LMPD after the star tried to enter the Valhalla Golf Club during the PGA Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Scheffler was detained May 17 after an officer accused him of felony second-degree assault on a police officer for attempting to enter the course after police directing traffic waved him away.<\/p>\n<p>An officer tried to grab Scheffler\u2019s car \u2014 which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/scottie-scheffler-claims-hit-calls-cop-overaggressive-stunning-new-footage-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marked with PGA insignias<\/a> \u2014 and was reportedly dragged a short distance.<\/p>\n<p>Scheffler said he had no idea the man in the yellow safety vest was a police officer, as he did not identify himself as such.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-golfer-not-bitter-arrest-releases-powerful-statement-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">golf champ<\/a> called the interaction between him and the LMPD officer a \u201cbig misunderstanding\u201d and publicly praised the work law enforcement officers do.<\/p>\n<p>Charges in the case were later dropped and both sides entered into an agreement not to pursue any legal action over the incident.<\/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. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45532\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/lorri-wickenhauser\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45532\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45532\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45532\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45532\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lorri Wickenhauser has worked at news organizations in California and Arizona. She joined The Western Journal in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Lorri Wickenhauser has worked at news organizations in California and Arizona. She joined The Western Journal in 2021. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, who oversaw the arrest of golf champion Scottie Scheffler, resigned on Tuesday. 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