Scottie Scheffler claims ‘over-aggressive’ cop ‘hit me with his flashlight’ in shocking new footage of world No. 1 golfer in back of police car

New footage has emerged of Scottie Scheffler’s first conversation with police after he was arrested at the PGA Championship.

Golf’s world No. 1 was arrested in the early hours of May 17 before his second round at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky for failing to comply with police orders during an investigation into pedestrian fatalities.

The 27-year-old was charged with four charges, including second-degree assault on a police officer, which is a misdemeanor.

The detective who arrested Scheffler, Bryan Gillis, has since been issued “corrective action” for failing to activate his bodycam to capture the situation.

Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell will address the court about the case Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET, less than a week before the world No. 1 is set to be indicted.

But new video has been posted online of the moments moments after Scheffler was arrested and placed in the back of a police car.

It shows a tense conversation between Scheffler and an officer with the two-time Masters champion accusing Gillis of “hitting me with his flashlight.”

The video — apparently a recording of footage captured by a body camera — shows the officer opening the car door while Scheffler was inside.

The officer reads Scheffler’s Miranda rights. When asked if he understands them, Scheffler replies, “Yes, thank you.”

The golfer is then asked ‘with those rights in mind, would you like to talk to me about what happened?’

Scheffler responds “yes please” and begins to explain, “So, um, my house is right on that road and so I was planning on getting here at 5:50 am to start my training for my tee time. I (inaudible) and that took me about half an hour.

“So I pulled over here and the police officer there told me to come the other way with the traffic and then come in.” But when I drove in, my window was down and the officer told me to stop. First of all, I didn’t know he was a police officer, I thought he was one of the security guards who made a mistake.’

The officer interrupts him and says, “Stop right there. Why does it matter if he’s a security guard or a police officer when someone tells you to stop?’

Scheffler responds, “Yes, you’re right. I should have stopped. I was getting quite impatient as I was quite late for my start time. When he got into the car, he grabbed my shoulder and hit me.

The officer intervenes, “I’m trying to get you to stop, right?”

Scheffler continues, “Yes. It seemed a bit overly aggressive because the entrance was open. I pulled forward because I thought he was going to hit me and I didn’t know who he was. He didn’t tell me he was a police officer. All I saw was the yellow jacket. I didn’t know what he was doing.’

The officer responds, “So the thing is, he’s wearing a uniform and the same jacket as me, which says police. And if someone tells you to stop, no matter who it is, you don’t continue.

“What happened was you went ahead and took him while he was a pedestrian. You took him in your car and dragged him, which is not a good thing.

“To make matters worse, when he asked you to get out of the car, you refused to get out.”

Scheffler says, “I still didn’t know he was a police officer. I actually looked out the window to try to find a police officer. Believe me sir, if I knew he was a police officer, I would have been much less afraid.

‘There was a kind of panic; as you can see, i’m still shaking. I was scared. I didn’t know who he was. He didn’t say “police,” he just hit me with his flashlight and yelled, “Get out of the car.”

The officer responds, “We wear a lot of police gear. That certainly means we are from the police.’

“Sir, believe me, if I knew he was a police officer, I would have gotten out of the car,” Scheffler countered. “I don’t know what to tell you other than I was a little panicky trying to get onto the golf course.”

The officer responds, “Let’s go back to the first point. It doesn’t matter if you thought he was a police officer or not. Why do you think we wear yellow vests? So you can see us, right? So you can see us and if someone tells you to stop, anyone, that means you stop at that moment and don’t continue, so that this kind of thing doesn’t happen.

‘You really hurt him. He’s a police officer. He has a huge abrasion on his knee, he is being checked by the ambulance service, he has a large bruise. Don’t know. But for you right now, the most important question is whether you go to jail and that’s up to him. Don’t know.’

When Scheffler asks if he can speak to the officer, the officer responds, “No.” Not at this time. No.’ The video then ends.

Despite rumors swirling around Valhalla during the year’s second major that charges against the PGA Tour star could be dropped, Louisville police insisted legal proceedings would continue last week.

Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel vowed to “respect” the legal process and “allow it to proceed” during a news conference last week.

“We all want to move forward,” Mayor Craig Greenberg added during last Thursday’s press conference.

“But we must respect the legal process. And that’s what we’re going to do. We’re going to make that happen.’

SCheffler is accused of failing to stop for police when he tried to gaining access at a point where they were directing traffic following a fatal collision between a bus and a member of the tournament’s security staff, John Mills.

According to the police report, Scheffler ignored instructions and then drove away from Officer Gillis, causing him to be dragged by the two-time Masters winner’s car.

He was taken to a Louisville jail and booked in Jefferson County on four charges; felony: second-degree assault on a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving, disregarding signals from officers directing traffic.

In Kentucky, second-degree assault is a Class C felony, punishable by a maximum prison sentence of ten years and a fine of up to $10,000.

Scheffler was released from jail in time to meet his tee time for the second round of the major championship.

In a statement after his release, Scheffler said the incident was a “major misunderstanding,” while his attorney Steve Romines said he plans to plead not guilty.