The police officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler for trying to drive around the scene of a fatal accident said he has "no ill will" toward the PGA star.
The officer, Detective Bryan Gillis, said he suffered injuries when attempting to keep Scheffler's car from moving past the scene, but added he wishes Scheffler and his family "all the best," as relayed by the Associated Press.
A Louisville prosecutor dropped all charges against Scheffler, with Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell saying Scheffler's explanation that he had a "chaotic" misunderstanding with an officer directing traffic outside Valhalla Golf Club was "corroborated by the evidence." The incident happened on May 17 ahead of the second day of the PGA Championship, Scheffler contended he was worried about making his tee time.
"Scheffler attorney Steve Romines said his client had been 'falsely arrested' and has grounds for a civil suit but does not wish to pursue any litigation," the AP wrote. "Romines said Wednesday that multiple on-scene witnesses can confirm Gillis was not dragged by the car.
"Gillis wrote that Romines' claim of a false arrest was 'unfortunate and disturbing' and a challenge to his 'honesty and integrity.'"
Gillis wrote that "to be clear, I was drug by the car, I went to the ground and I received visible injuries to my knees and wrist. I'm going to recover from it, and it will be ok."
He then joked that his torn pants mentioned in the original police report by saying, "I never guessed I'd have the most famous pair of pants in the country because of this."
