Felony fees in opposition to Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed, ending a authorized saga that started with photos of the world’s high male golfer being arrested and handcuffed in Louisville throughout the PGA Championship.
Jefferson County Legal professional Mike O’Connell, a neighborhood prosecutor, requested a decide Wednesday afternoon to drop the 4 fees in opposition to Scheffle, who was not required to be within the courtroom Wednesday.
Scheffler was charged with a felony for assaulting a police officer along with his automobile, together with three misdemeanors. The arresting officer, Detective Bryan Gillis, was exterior the gate of Valhalla Golf Course Could 17 directing site visitors after a pedestrian dying when he encountered Scheffler.
Scheffler, 27, was driving a PGA courtesy automobile when Gillis stated he “refused to conform and accelerated ahead, dragging” Gillis to the bottom. Gillis stated his uniform pants had been broken within the fall and he was taken to the hospital for his accidents.
A surveillance video launched by Louisville police final week confirmed Gillis pursuing Scheffler’s automobile on foot and stopping him from getting into the course. Scheffler is later pulled from the automotive and cuffed. However the video didn’t present Gillis’ first contact with Scheffler, authorities stated.
Gillis has been disciplined for not activating his body-worn digicam throughout the arrest. In a report on that failure, Gillis wrote that Scheffler had “demanded to be let in” the golf course.
Scheffler has stated he merely misunderstood the instructions coming from site visitors officers.
The well-known golfer spent a short stint in a jail cell, then returned to the course for the second spherical. He completed the event tied for eighth place.
