The criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dropped after his arrest during the PGA Championship. The 27-year-old was detained by police officers earlier this month near Valhalla Golf Club - hours before he was scheduled to tee off. He was pictured in handcuffs and taken to a local station on May 17 following an 'unfortunate misunderstanding' after there had been a fatal traffic accident near the course.
Scheffler had attempted to drive past a police officer, which led to him being being charged with second-degree assault on a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding an officer’s signals. But those charges have now been dropped after Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell asked a judge not to pursue criminal action. He remarked: "Based upon the totality of the evidence, my office cannot move forward in the prosecution of the charges filed against Mr Scheffler.
"Mr Scheffler's characterisation that this was 'a big misunderstanding' is corroborated by the evidence." Scheffler welcomed the decision in a statement released on social media, where he paid tribute to John Mills, who was fatally struck by a shuttle bus in an earlier incident on the same road. Taking to his Instagram story , Scheffler said: "Earlier today, I was informed by my attorney, Steve Romines, that all charges were formally dismissed in regard to the incident outside of Valhalla Golf Club on May 17.
"As I stated previously, this was an unfortunate misun.
