Therefore based upon the totality of the evidence,
my office cannot move forward
in the prosecution of the charges filed against Mr
Scheffler.
Those charges now gone officially dropped
against the world's number one golfer Scottie
Scheffler, his 12 day saga in the local court system ended Wednesday,
the Jefferson county attorney, Mike o'connell agreeing.
It was all a big misunderstanding between
Scheffler and Metro police detective Brian Gillis.
Thanks so much for joining us here.
I'm Brooke Cash.
At the same time as these charges were dropped.
New body camera video was leaked from this case showing a metro officer questioning
Scheffler after that arrest. His attorney says it shows police trying to get
Scheffler to incriminate himself
and all they were trying to do is get him to admit to something that he didn't do.
Our senior reporter Isaiah Kim Martinez, along with photojournalist,
Simma Gefter and Alyssa Newton spoke to the attorneys on why
this video was not released before the charges were dropped.
Mr
Scheer's characterization that this was
a big big misunderstanding. Close quote
is corroborated
by
the evidence.
It's the decision some predicted was coming from the moment police put Scotty
Scheffler into handcuffs at Valhalla golf club.
Now Jefferson County attorney Mike o'connell,
moving to dismiss all charges filed against the
world's number one golfer including felony assault.
Both the judge and
Scheffer's attorney, Steve
Romines approving that motion.
He
was
a
police
officer.
City leaders maintain there's no body cam video showing the incident
itself with LNP D detective Brian Gillis failing to activate his.
But on Wednesday,
Mayor Craig Greenberg's office confirmed this leaked video
is legit showing the view from another office
body camera
Scheffler seen sitting in a police cruiser.
It's evidence we knew existed but that the
county attorney kept confidential for the case's integrity.
Why did your office not release the specific officer body camera?
We were still investigating the case.
That's my
answer
in a statement posted to Instagram
Scheffler writing quote as I stated previously,
this was an unfortunate misunderstanding.
I hold no ill will toward officer Gillis.
I wish to put this incident behind me and move on
and I hope
he will do the same in a news conference
after the court hearing Romines with strong words,
the more evidence that comes out, the more it shows that
you know, Scotty was a victim here, he was not dragged.
You believe they would have dismissed this case if he was dragged.
No, they would not have
that did not happen.
Mines also revealed he was considering filing a civil lawsuit,
had these charges not been dropped, Steve in that body camera video.
He specifically says the words verbatim. He just hit me with his flashlight.
Do you believe there are grounds for a lot
if he so chooses, there are absolutely grounds for a lawsuit.
He doesn't want to be involved in one. And the question of whether
Scheffler would ever come back to Louisville to play in a tournament?
Obviously, if there's another major championship played in Louisville,
I'm sure Scotty
Scheffler will play in Isaiah, Kim Martinez wh a
on your side.
Now, after Romine
spoke yesterday,
Mayor Craig Greenberg said he's happy with the decision to drop
these charges and is ready for the city to put this incident
behind us. Valhalla's co owner, Jimmy Kircher
released a statement after the charges were dropped saying
I'm glad to see after a thorough investigation,
the characterization of the events being a
big misunderstanding was found to be accurate.
I admire the respectful manner in which Scotty handled the entire situation.
Quick check out your window.
If you haven't stepped outside today, this is a beautiful afternoon to do it.
You're telling me, Brooke turning out to be a great day.
Once again, each and every day,
this week has essentially been a carbon copy of the other, providing low humidity,
plenty of sunshine and temperatures.
Yesterday, we're only in the middle seventies and right now at the lunch hour,
we're already hitting the middle seventies.
Keep in mind we still have a solid 3 to 4 hours of daytime
heating to get through.
Uh, we are noticing some cooler air to the north,
but all in all across the Ohio Valley,
we are sitting comfortably in the middle seventies.
We're going to get to 79 today locally for a high temperature.
Notice the northeast wind today really should not be too big of a deal with the wind.
Uh staying very light across the Ohio river out of the north. Now take a look.
We're going to be previewing some rain chances later on in the seven day forecast.
Actually into the weekend itself said
afternoon and Sunday or Saturday afternoon.
In the Saturday evening, there could be a couple of pop up showers,
maybe a rumble of thunder and some of that may affect us until the morning hours.
But right now,
the timing of it looking to be later in the day for crusade weekend on Saturday,
Sunday, trending drier, which is good news,
but we're also tracking into the weekend
and next week,
higher humidity values kind of getting more into the muggy to at times humid side
of things as we guide you into early to middle portion of next week.
So summertime heat and humidity looking to be returning into the weekend
and beyond.
So Brooke, everybody should be paying attention to my full seven day forecast.
We I'm also talking about some longer days ahead of course,
with the first nine pm sunset slated for our area tomorrow afternoon,
stick around for that full forecast.
All right, Sam, thanks so much
today, Kentucky, Senator Mitch mcconnell and Governor Andy Beshear
announced an investment into our national defense
right here at home.
Over $528 million from the federal government's
coming to support Kentucky service members,
especially the National Guard money will be directed to
helping build a new fire station at Fort Knox,
a new aerial and vehicle gunnery range in
Fort Campbell and other facilities across Kentucky.
Senator mcconnell emphasized the need for keeping our defense in tip top shape.
With the current state of the world.
We cannot
and should not.
But
political differences
hold our national security
host
any longer.
If we want a world with less conflict
and fewer challenges to America,
we must preserve our
strike.
Well, Governor Beshear
said the investments into the Kentucky National Guard are well worth it as
it was just recognized as the best National Guard in the country.
Well, right now,
the local fire department is defending the more than $87
million it's asking for in Mayor Craig Greenberg's proposed budget.
It comes amid contract negotiations between the city
and firefighters union which is demanding pay raises.
Are Alex Dieter
and photojournalist, Elijah mckenzie. Explain
the department at the forefront of life saving measures on the second street bridge
and what could have been a deadly n
apartment fire.
We've had a couple that are really in the public eye recently,
but our members do this stuff day in and day out all the time.
They take a tremendous amount of risk.
They put their health on the line.
Louisville Fire is now defending more than $87.5 million of proposed funding
for the department fire chief Brian
o'neill addressed the metro council budget committee
on where the nearly $88 million will go with more than
82 million of the budget allocated to raises in overtime.
Some council members addressed the elephant in the room.
How will this proposed budget change if and when the Louisville Firefighters
Union comes to an agreement with the city on contract negotiations?
I just want to get a sense of the administration's sense of urgency
on finalizing this as opposed to delaying it,
you know, much longer in May.
The union voted against a five year contract with
the city that included a 24% pay increase.
That's part of labor law is that people have to agree, they have to meet,
they have to negotiate.
So I have no doubt that that will be happening
in a
well, you know, in a good amount of time.
But metro government CFO Angela Dunn assured the council that
salary negotiations are already accounted for in the mayor's proposed budget
in Louisville, Alex Deer
WHS 11 on your side.
Mayor Greenberg is also hoping to raise pay for those working in Metro
Ems included in his budget is a 5% raise for EMTS next year.
With plans to increase that to 18%.
Soon after metro council is scheduled to vote on that budget come June 20th.
Meanwhile, in southern Indiana,
the Floyd County Council disapproved funding for two new
ambulance contracts for the rest of the year.
In a 6 to 2 vote.
The council formally approved contracts to Highlander Fire department
and Amero.
The council is replacing new Chapel Ems which former Clark County
Sheriff Jamie Noll ran for a number of years and some
council members told us they were unhappy with the language though
in the Highlander contract which would award them the full payment.
Even if the county wants to end that contract early,
they
have
two
year and seven
month contract that we can,
they,
they can never leave the firehouse and there's nothing we
can do about it for those that may not or,
or colleagues that may not have been able to uh get behind it.
Just keep an open mind and hopefully, we'll be able to see
uh this work
uh for the community.
The council still needs to allocate funds for a full contract.
In 2025 the full amount of both current contracts
through 2026 is expected to be roughly $3.5 million.
Both contracts are set to go into effect this Saturday.