"The officer did not have body cam footage turned on during the incident," Greenberg said. "We will release footage that we have ... to my knowledge, we have not yet discovered any video of the initial contact between Officer Gillis and Mr. Scheffler."
Greenberg said he didn't have certainty on whether Gillis was wearing a body cam at the time of the incident, but added that there was a "fixed camera" across the street during the arrest and footage will be released in the coming days.
The mayor declined to comment further on the case, including on whether there have been discussions about dismissing or reducing charges against Scheffler.
"Right now, the case is in the hands of our county attorney, and I will let the legal process play out," he said.
Sports reporters Alexis Cubit, Ryan Black and Brooks Holton, along with watchdog reporter Josh Wood, contributed. Connor Giffin is an environmental reporter for The Courier Journal and a corps member with Report for America . Reach Connor directly at cgiffin@gannett.com or on X @byconnorgiffin .
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