close
close
hsuses

Scottie Scheffler returns to the PGA Championship after being charged with assault

Theo

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship. Stunning images showed him handcuffed as he was taken to prison for failing to follow police orders during an investigation into pedestrian deaths. Within three hours, Scheffler was arrested handcuffed in gym shorts and a T-shirt, wore an orange prison shirt for his mugshot, and returned to Valhalla Golf Club in golf attire 56 minutes before teeing off in the second round. Scheffler was booked at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections on the following charges: second-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, felony criminal mischief, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and failure to obey traffic signals by a traffic-controlling officer. According to reports from our sister station WLKY, he is scheduled to be arraigned on May 21 at 9 a.m. He was released shortly afterwards and arrived in Valhalla around 9 a.m. According to a police report, an LMPD detective was directing traffic after a fatal crash involving a shuttle bus that left the road closed in both directions. The police report states that Scheffler was traveling eastbound and allegedly pulled into the westbound lanes to avoid traffic. The report states that the detective stopped Scheffler and attempted to give instructions, but he “refused to comply and accelerated forward, knocking Detective Gillis to the ground. Detective Gillis suffered pain, swelling and abrasions to his left wrist and knee.” The report states the detective was taken to the hospital “for further medical treatment by emergency medical personnel” and his uniform pants, valued at approximately $80, were damaged beyond repair been. Scheffler’s lawyer spoke to WLWT’s affiliate WLKY after his release: “We’ll just let it go; that is the extent of what we know. “It’s moving pretty quickly right now, but we’re going to move forward with the case as it comes,” said Steve Romines, Scottie Scheffler’s attorney. After his release, Scheffler issued a statement saying: “This morning I followed police instructions. “It was a very chaotic situation, understandably given the tragic accident that had occurred previously, and there was a huge misunderstanding about what I was doing.” I thought I never intended to disobey those instructions and today to focus on golf. Family of the man who died in the accident this morning. That really puts everything into perspective. Scheffler said the incident was a “big misunderstanding in the middle of a chaotic situation.” “I feel like my head is still spinning. I can’t really explain what happened this morning,” Scheffler said after posting a remarkable 5-under 66 that kept him in line for a second straight major championship.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship. Stunning images showed him being handcuffed and taken to prison for failing to obey police orders during an investigation into a pedestrian fatality.

Within three hours, Scheffler was arrested, wearing gym shorts and a T-shirt, wearing an orange prison shirt for his mugshot and returning to Valhalla Golf Club in golf attire 56 minutes before teeing off for the second round.

Scheffler was booked into the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections on the following charges: second-degree assault, felony criminal mischief, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and failure to obey traffic signals by an officer directing traffic. According to reports from our sister station WLKY, he is scheduled to be arraigned on May 21 at 9 a.m.

He was released shortly afterwards and arrived in Valhalla around 9 a.m

According to a police report, an LMPD detective was directing traffic after a fatal crash involving a shuttle bus that closed the road in both directions.

The police report states Scheffler was driving eastbound and allegedly pulled into the westbound lane to avoid traffic. The report said the detective stopped Scheffler and attempted to give instructions, but he “refused to comply, accelerating forward and knocking Detective Gillis to the ground. Detective Gillis suffered pain, swelling and abrasions to his left wrist and knee.”

The report said the detective was taken to the hospital “for further medical treatment by emergency medical personnel” and that his uniform pants, valued at approximately $80, were damaged beyond repair.

Scheffler’s attorney spoke to WLWT affiliate WLKY following his release.

“We just let everything take its course, that’s the extent of what we know. Things are moving pretty quickly right now, but we will try the case as it comes,” said Steve Romines, Scottie Scheffler’s attorney.

After his release, Scheffler issued a statement saying: “This morning I followed police instructions. “It was a very chaotic situation, understandably given the tragic accident that had occurred previously, and there was a huge misunderstanding about what I was doing.” I thought I never intended to disobey those instructions and today to focus on golf. Family of the man who died in the accident this morning. That really puts everything into perspective.

Scheffler said the incident was a “big misunderstanding in the middle of a chaotic situation.”

“I feel like my head is still spinning. I can’t really explain what happened this morning,” Scheffler said after posting a remarkable performance of 5-under 66 that kept him in line for a second straight major championship.

Related Posts