Posted on 05/24/2024 8:16:18 AM PDT by george76
There’s been a shocking update in the Scottie Scheffler saga. The world’s top golfer was arrested for allegedly “dragging” a police officer during a confusing and chaotic moment en route to the golf course..
As it turns out, ESPN reporters were also on the scene and revealed the true story. According to them, the Keystone cop managing the traffic went on an unhinged power trip and turned into a banshee. He was not “dragged,” the ESPN reporters claim. Once this news broke, charges were quickly dropped against Mr. Scheffler. We thought that was the end of it—aside from the massive black eye on the city of Louisville and their clownish police department. But that’s not the end—not even close.
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Now, we’re hearing that the charges actually haven’t been dropped, and Mr. Scheffer is still in the legal hot seat and could be facing a possible trial.
Here’s what Scheffler is facing:
Second-degree assault of a police officer, a felony.
Third-degree criminal mischief.
Reckless driving.
Disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic.
Scheffler is facing down a felony and 10 years in prison over this circus.
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JUST IN: Footage released of number 1 ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler getting arrested while turning into the parking lot before the second round of the PGA Championship.
Talk about an overreaction.
The footage shows Scheffler turning left into the Valhalla parking lot before the officer appeared to attach himself to the side of the car.
The grainy footage is the only footage available at the moment because the officer did not activate his bodycam.
Despite this, the charges were not dropped against Scheffler who is facing up to 10 years in prison for second-degree assault.
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That should have been the end of it. But, of course, in cities run by liberals, that’s never the case.
The two women pulling the strings in Louisville seem straight out of the DEI handbook. Based on how everything has unfolded, the police chief and the prosecutor appear to be poster women for choosing charity over excellence.
This is the Louisville chief of police. Her name is Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel.
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Truth be told, those eyebrows should be a felony.
It appears that Gwinn-Villaroel was chosen to be the chief of police solely for diversity reasons after the city of Louisville suffered a PR disaster with the shooting of Breonna Taylor—a shooting that Ann Coulter has persuasively argued was justified.
When Gwinn-Villaroel was appointed, the New York Times led with this headline: “In a First, Louisville Taps a Black Woman to Lead Its Troubled Police Force.”
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There’s been a shocking update in the Scottie Scheffler saga. The world’s top golfer was arrested for allegedly “dragging” a police officer during a confusing and chaotic moment en route to the golf course.
A mugshot of world no 1 Scottie Scheffler following his arrest by Louisville police last Friday
As it turns out, ESPN reporters were also on the scene and revealed the true story. According to them, the Keystone cop managing the traffic went on an unhinged power trip and turned into a banshee. He was not “dragged,” the ESPN reporters claim. Once this news broke, charges were quickly dropped against Mr. Scheffler. We thought that was the end of it—aside from the massive black eye on the city of Louisville and their clownish police department. But that’s not the end—not even close.
We covered the original story below:
RELATED: Major plot change in the Scottie Scheffler ‘cop dragging’ arrest…
Now, we’re hearing that the charges actually haven’t been dropped, and Mr. Scheffer is still in the legal hot seat and could be facing a possible trial.
Here’s what Scheffler is facing:
Second-degree assault of a police officer, a felony Third-degree criminal mischief Reckless driving Disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic Scheffler is facing down a felony and 10 years in prison over this circus. This is the statement Mr. Scheffler released after the incident:
‘This morning, I was proceeding as directed by police officers.
‘It was a very chaotic situation, understandably so considering the tragic accident that had occurred earlier, and there was a big misunderstanding of what I thought I was being asked to do. I never intended to disregard any of the instructions. I’m hopeful to put this to the side and focus on golf today.
‘Of course, all of us involved in the tournament express our deepest sympathies to the family of the man who passed away in the earlier accident this morning. It truly puts everything in perspective.’
This is the video that was just released:
Collin Rugg:
JUST IN: Footage released of number 1 ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler getting arrested while turning into the parking lot before the second round of the PGA Championship.
Talk about an overreaction.
The footage shows Scheffler turning left into the Valhalla parking lot before the officer appeared to attach himself to the side of the car.
The grainy footage is the only footage available at the moment because the officer did not activate his bodycam.
Despite this, the charges were not dropped against Scheffler who is facing up to 10 years in prison for second-degree assault.
That should have been the end of it. But, of course, in cities run by liberals, that’s never the case.
The two women pulling the strings in Louisville seem straight out of the DEI handbook. Based on how everything has unfolded, the police chief and the prosecutor appear to be poster women for choosing charity over excellence.
This is the Louisville chief of police. Her name is Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel.
Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel of Kentucky Police spoke at a brief press conference
Truth be told, those eyebrows should be a felony.
It appears that Gwinn-Villaroel was chosen to be the chief of police solely for diversity reasons after the city of Louisville suffered a PR disaster with the shooting of Breonna Taylor—a shooting that Ann Coulter has persuasively argued was justified.
When Gwinn-Villaroel was appointed, the New York Times led with this headline: “In a First, Louisville Taps a Black Woman to Lead Its Troubled Police Force.”
The New York Times:
Louisville’s interim police chief, Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, will continue permanently in her role and take over a department that has been in turmoil since the 2020 police killing of Breonna Taylor and was excoriated this year in a scathing U.S. Department of Justice report.
Ms. Gwinn-Villaroel, 49, will be the first Black woman to serve permanently as the Louisville Metro Police Department’s chief. She had been interim chief since January, after the resignation of her predecessor, Erika Shields, one of several recent leadership changes.
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Ms. Gwinn-Villaroel is the fifth person to lead Louisville’s police force since June 2020, when Chief Steve Conrad was fired after officers killed a popular restaurant owner in a firefight during that summer’s protests. Two interim chiefs filled in before Ms. Shields took over the department in January 2021.
Louisville’s police department began drawing intense scrutiny in 2020 after officers shot and killed Ms. Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency room technician, in her apartment during a no-knock warrant raid in the middle of the night. Four officers involved in that shooting were charged last year.
In addition, this is Louisville’s top prosecutor, the governor-appointed commonwealth’s attorney. Her name is Gerina Whethers.
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As Cabinet Secretary, Gerina lead the Kentucky Employees’ Health Plan (representing 7% of the state population), KY Work Compensation Plan, KY Employee Assistance Program, KY Deferred Compensation Plan, the Department of Human Resource Administration, and the Office of Diversity, Equality, and Training.
Whethers was appointed by the liberal governor of the state, Andy Beshear. Local media reported her hiring this way: “For first time ever, Black woman appointed as Louisville’s top prosecutor.” No surprise that this is what you get when you elect a liberal governor…
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these two women were hired solely to score diversity points in light of the George Floyd “racial reckoning.” The death of Floyd is truly the gift that keeps on giving.
It shouldn’t surprise anyone at this point that the focus of the Louisville prosecutors is on DEI—something we can also likely infer about their police department from the way this has been handled. After all, by all accounts, it seems that DEI played a major role in the promotion of these ladies to their positions of power.
Scheffler’s attorney issued a stinging statement, and the golf champ has multiple witnesses and video evidence on his side. There’s no way the Louisville Keystone Cops could secure a conviction here, so one has to wonder why these women are pushing so hard for one. Is this another example of women in powerful positions who are out of their depth? It certainly seems that way.
And speaking of ineptitude, rounding out these legal follies is liberal Mayor Greenberg, who gleefully hired Gwinn-Villaroel back in June of 2023.
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Scottie Scheffler is due in court on June 3 after Louisville Police gave no indication that the four charges against the world No 1 golfer will be dropped. During the press conference, police chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel revealed that Detective Bryan Gillis did not turn on his body-worn camera – a violation of police policy. Officials also released two new videos of the moment Scheffler was put in handcuffs and arrested. They said on Thursday that they are not aware of any footage of the initial interaction between the golf star and police.
Scottie will fight this, and in the end, the only victim will be the city of Louisville, which should never be allowed to host another noteworthy event again. The Daily Mail piece goes on:
Following the short press conference, when neither the mayor nor cops took questions from the media, Scheffler’s attorney released a stinging statement.
‘(This) won’t impact my case at all. Our position is the same as it was last Friday. Scottie Scheffler didn’t do anything wrong, we’re not interested in settling the case, we’ll either try it or it will be dismissed,’ he said.
‘It’s very simple. All the evidence that continues to come out continues to support what Scottie said all along – this was a chaotic situation and a miscommunication and he didn’t do anything wrong.
‘We’re prepared to litigate the case if we need to. If we don’t need to, fine, but our position remains the same: it will either be dismissed or we’ll go to trial… we’ll let the process play out.
He added: ‘My role is to represent Scottie Scheffler and that’s what I’ll continue to do. Nothing has changed since my comment last week: he didn’t do anything wrong. We will go to trial or the case will be dismissed. We have no interest in settling the case, there are no discussions regarding that. We’re prepared to litigate as need be.
Romines was aware of the video which was subsequently released on Thursday. ‘I’ve seen everything that there is to see. Everything out there supports exactly what Scottie has said from the start.’
This is stunningly humiliating for Louisville, the mayor, the prosecutor, and the police department. The fact that they are now doubling down on it is absolutely mind-boggling. Sadly, our entire country has turned into one big joke thanks to failed left-wing policies, like this dangerous DEI agenda.
When I first heard this story I was already siding with Scheffler. The utter balderdash coming from the LPD absolutely doesn’t square with who this man is.
Turns out the video proved the LPD LIED and now they’re doubling down on their idiocy.
“We will know the officer’s name in short order, if the charges are not dropped.”
The officer’s name was released many days ago: Detective Bryan Gillis.
Interesting dynamics afoot. Potentially dropping charges against a honkey after “dragging” a black detective will not be well received by the “community”...Interesting indeed.
Also, Scheffler states that a uniformed cop told him to drive exactly where Scheffler drove.
Also, the cop alleging assault was a detective in street clothes - no uniform.
All they can think about is revenge. For personal slights they never actually suffered. Calling them sociopaths is being too good to them.
I loathe FBI leadership. I support DJT defunding it.
However, some of their field offices still do good work. I am a major critic of law enforcement but I’d be remiss if I did not give credit where credit is due.
Thanks for the information.
Obv they should not return to Louisville.
The PGA is run by lawyers, this should not work out well for this woman, provided that they come to his defense.
Oddly, I have not heard a peep from the PGA yet.
Because the PGA is mostly to blame, they should have rushed some officials to the gate to assist players, some of whom trotted miles to get to the club that morning.
I appreciate the explanation.
Apparently, the players drive around similarly dressed security every week.
It’s obv the cop was in the wrong.
That happens a lot but certain folks lead charmed lives and have never mysteriously come across a cop in the wrong.
I know fr previous replies that yourself like myself are not of this charmed existence.
The cop didn’t “stand between us and trouble,” he stupidly grabbed at a moving car then claimed to be in danger (or he made up the whole thing). The cop created the dangerous situation then blamed Scheffler for the danger and it certainly could have led to Scheffler being shot.
Given the support of his Chief and that no other cop on scene would contradict the detective’s lies I would say that behavior is not isolated but rather pervasive in the department.
While she paints with a broad brush I do think MeganC points out a serious flaw in policing procedure.
I agree with your desire for an independent review of this detective’s body cameral. I don’t share your faith in the field offices when the case is charged with Didn’t Earn It political poison. Reasonable people may at times disagree ...
As for the bureau itself ...
IMO ...
It should be utterly reformed from top to bottom. It should be made into a purely investigative organization, tasked with providing assistance to State and local police and Sheriffs and to the US Marshalls Service. It should not have “agents”; its personnel should not be armed, nor should they have power to arrest.
You have to have some respect for a person that wakes up and chooses a single expression for the entire day.
RBF
Exactly, anyone who follows golf knows that this is not the character of the world’s number one golfer. Scottie is a humble Christian who happens to be number one in the world right now. Nothing more, nothing less.
To clarify, although the PGA Championship is played at a different course each year, several courses have hosted the event multiple times — just not back to back. This years course — Valhalla in Louisville — also hosted the event in 2014, 2000, and 1996. I predict that it will never get another invite to host the event.
it was reported he did not have his bodycam on
The LPD issued the claim that Gillis’ bodycam was not on. The LPD is also proceeding with a prosecution of Scheffler based upon a police report that has already been debunked as a lie. They don’t have a ton of credibility at this point.
At the end of this there will be a lawsuit and Gillis will be on the Brady list. At least.
I posted that. (-:
Who is this Coulter [gender appropriate term]? Whatever, I hope there is a better argument than that the argument was made by a deep state clown wearing the Washington Generals jersey.
No more PGA tournaments for Louisville.
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