Louisville Police Chief Who Charged Scottie Scheffler Resigns After New Controversy Come to Light
Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, the Chief of Louisville Metro Police, resigned following a scandal involving sexual harassment within the department. This occurred shortly after she was put on administrative leave due to a case that surfaced when a recording was released, suggesting she promoted an officer less than a minute after this officer was accused of sexual harassment by a female colleague. Two other female officers have since filed lawsuits alleging similar misconduct. Her departure marks yet another change in leadership for a department that has seen considerable turmoil since 2020, including issues related to the handling of protests over the police killing of Breonna Taylor. Paul Humphrey has been named as the interim chief. The incident with Gwinn-Villaroel follows closely after an incident involving golf champion Scottie Scheffler, who was arrested and later cleared following a misunderstanding with the police at the PGA Championship. Mayor Craig Greenberg has voiced commitments to revising the department’s sexual harassment policies and emphasized the importance of respect and reform within the force.
By Lorri Wickenhauser June 26, 2024 at 3:43pm
The Kentucky police chief who was in charge when golf champ Scottie Scheffler was arrested last month has resigned.
Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel resigned Tuesday, less than two weeks after being placed on administrative leave over a sexual harassment case, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Her resignation came after a recording was released that seemed to show she promoted a major in the department to a leadership role less than a minute after a female major complained that he had “sexually harassed and attacked” her, according to the report.
Since that incident, two other female LMPD officers filed lawsuits against the department, documenting allegations of sexual harassment in the department, the Courier-Journal reported.
Paul Humphrey will lead the department as interim police chief.
“Humphrey is the sixth person to lead the troubled department since 2020, when longtime chief Steve Conrad was fired by Mayor Greg Fischer for mishandling protests over the police killing of Breonna Taylor,” Louisville Public Media reported.
Mayor Craig Greenberg said Humphrey understands the need to reform the local law enforcement agency.
“He understands that what’s needed for this department to move forward is to continue making improvements, to continue fighting crime and to continue strengthening relationships with the entire community,” Greenberg said.
Greenberg said the department would revise its sexual harassment procedures.
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He called the conduct alleged in the lawsuits “unacceptable and inexcusable,” The Associated Press reported.
“Everyone should be treated with respect by their colleagues,” Greenberg added. “And everyone has the responsibility to treat others with respect. That should be true in every workplace.”
Gwinn-Villaroel’s departure came five weeks after the department came under international scrutiny over Scheffler’s arrest by a detective with the LMPD after the star tried to enter the Valhalla Golf Club during the PGA Championship.
Scheffler was detained May 17 after an officer accused him of felony second-degree assault on a police officer for attempting to enter the course after police directing traffic waved him away.
An officer tried to grab Scheffler’s car — which was marked with PGA insignias — and was reportedly dragged a short distance.
Scheffler said he had no idea the man in the yellow safety vest was a police officer, as he did not identify himself as such.
The golf champ called the interaction between him and the LMPD officer a “big misunderstanding” and publicly praised the work law enforcement officers do.
Charges in the case were later dropped and both sides entered into an agreement not to pursue any legal action over the incident.
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