Mayor: No body cam footage of Scottie Scheffler's arrest, but there will be video
There will not be any body cam footage showing the moments of No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler being arrested outside Valhalla Friday morning, according to Mayor Craig Greenberg.
Scheffler was arrested outside of Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville ahead of round 2 of the PGA Championship. He's facing several charges, including a felony, after an altercation with an officer as he tried to get into Valhalla.
In his comments, Greenberg confirmed that there is no body camera video of the incident.
At first, he said the officer didn't have the camera on but later clarified he wasn't sure if it just wasn't on or there was no camera at all on the officer.
"The officer did not have body cam footage turned on," said Greenberg. "We will release footage that we have. We have not yet discovered any video of the initial contact between Ofc. Gillis and Mr. Scheffler. There is some footage from across the street from a fixed camera when Mr. Scheffler was being arrested."
Greenberg said that footage will be released in the coming days.
Watch Greenberg's full address in the player below:
You can read Scheffler's full statement on the arrest here, and you can watch video of his comments after completing round 2 here.
When asked about Scheffler being released from custody in time to make his round two tee time, Greenberg said, "I think people get out of jail regularly at different periods of time. I will let others that know more about that part of the criminal justice system speak, comment more on that."
Greenberg said he is going to defer to the legal process regarding where things go from here.
"So, right now, the case is in the hands our county attorney," said Greenberg. "And I will let the legal process play out. I have no comment on that, and as mayor I am not involved in that part of the legal process as it moves forward."
Scheffler is scheduled to be arraigned on his charges in Louisville on Tuesday at 9 a.m.
It's unclear yet if Scheffler will appear in person or not.