The Louisville police officer who arrested the world’s top golfer, Scottie Scheffler, late last week did not have his bodycam recorder turned on during the incident.
ESPN reported that a spokesperson for the Louisville Metro Police Department confirmed reports that the officer’s body-worn camera (BWC) was not activated even though the department’s procedures mandate officers “maintain their BWC in a constant state of operational readiness.”
“There is no body-worn camera footage of the initial encounter,” the spokesman told the publication. “The incident is under review internally and will proceed through the judicial process. We would like to restate that all parties involved are fully cooperating. LMPD is committed to a thorough investigation for all involved.”
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg told the Courier-Journal that the officer “did not have body cam footage…
