The Louisville Metro Police officer who arrested golfer Scottie Scheffler outside Valhalla Golf Club on May 17 has had disciplinary issues in the past.
According to NBC News, these issues include multiple suspensions, per employment records.
Detective Bryan Gillis was the arresting officer who put the world No. 1 golfer into handcuffs. Scheffler was attempting to enter Valhalla Golf Club for round 2 of the PGA Championship while police investigated a nearby fatal accident.
Scheffler said he was following police directions, while Gillis said otherwise.
Gillis did not activate his body camera during the incident. Two other cameras ā the dashboard camera from the squad car and that on a roadside pole ā captured some video, but do not clearly show what happened.
Louisville Metro Police Department released Gillisā personnel records Thursday.
In 2013, Gillis was suspended for five days for āconduct unbecoming.ā
He drove a drunk civilian in his police vehicle and did ādonutsā in a parking lot, according to a memo by then-Chief Steve Conrad.
Then, in 2021, he was disciplined for pursuing āa vehicle that did not commit a violent felony or wanted on a warrant,ā according to a memo by then-Chief Erika Shields.
He also received oral reprimands when he was found āat faultā for accidents in 2019 and 2021.
A Dec. 1, 2013, accident investigation led him to be found āat faultā that resulted in an oral reprimand and mandatory driverās training.
Gillis was given one-day suspensions in 2010 and 2011 for failing to show up to court.
He was given a four-day ban in 2012 for continually missing court appearances, per employment documents.
But not everything in Gillisā employment file was negative.
He received a commendation for being among seven officers who went āabove and beyondā the call of duty in a āhigh-intensity traffic enforcement detailā that āculminated in you issuing a staggering 108 citations (114 charges, 1 DUI Arrest) out of 201 citations issued during the four-hour operational periodā on Sept. 16, 2021, NBC News reported.