Scottie Scheffler is within the area at this week’s Charles Schwab Problem simply days after his arrest on the PGA Championship.
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World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler’s dramatic PGA Championship week is over, however the fallout from his weird arrest continues to be ongoing, as evidenced by two main updates involving Scheffler’s case over the previous day.
As of Wednesday, Could 22, Scheffler is getting ready to compete at this week’s Charles Schwab Problem at Colonial Nation Membership, close to Scheffler’s house in Dallas, Texas. An enormous purpose he was in a position to take action got here through a postponement to his arraignment date in Louisville.
Scheffler faces 4 fees stemming from his early-morning arrest close to Valhalla on Friday earlier than the second spherical of final week’s PGA Championship. Amongst these alleged offenses is a cost of second-degree assault of a police officer, a felony, which carries a possible sentence of 5-10 years in jail.
Scheffler was initially scheduled to be arraigned Could 21, however that was postponed to June 3.
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Afterward Tuesday, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg introduced that the police division will examine the actions of the officers concerned in Scheffler’s arrest and whether or not or not they adopted correct protocols.
Throughout his press convention on Tuesday asserting the investigation, Greenberg was requested why the arresting officer’s physique cam was not activated throughout Scheffler’s arrest.
“From my understanding, primarily based on the info I’m conscious of proper now, I perceive why physique cam could not have been turned on on the preliminary contact between Officer Gillis and Mr. Scheffler,” Greenberg advised reporters. “I nonetheless have questions on why it was not on throughout Mr. Scheffler’s arrest.”
Scheffler’s account of the incident, and the accounts of an ESPN reporter and an ESPN play-by-play announcer current through the arrest, differ from these of the arresting officer, Detective Bryan Gillis of the Louisville Metro Police.
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The incident started as Scheffler was attempting to get to the course early Friday morning at roughly 6 a.m ET., however a deadly accident close to the doorway had brought about what Scheffler known as a “chaotic” site visitors state of affairs.
Gillis stated he stopped Scheffler and tried to offer him directions, however that Scheffler “refused to conform and accelerated ahead, dragging [him] to the bottom.”
Based on the police report, Gillis “suffered ache, swelling, and abrasions to his left wrist and knee. He was transported to the hospital for additional medical remedy by emergency medical personnel. Detective Gillis’ uniform pants, valued at roughly $80, have been broken past restore.”
In an announcement launched later that morning, Scheffler wrote that he had been “continuing as directed by police presents” and that the incident stemmed from a “huge misunderstanding of what I assumed I used to be being requested to do. I by no means meant to ignore any of the directions.”
Scheffler’s legal professional, Steve Romines, advised GOLF.com, “Scottie didn’t deliberately do something improper. He was doing precisely what they advised him to do.” He additionally confirmed to GOLF.com that Scheffler plans to plead “not responsible” to the fees.
ESPN’s Bob Wischusen — who was in a van on the scene of the arrest with ESPN’s Jeff Darlington, who first reported the arrest — additionally witnessed the incident and described it this fashion:
“When [Scheffler] drove previous him, the cop acquired very indignant pursuing the automobile,” Wischusen advised GOLF.com. “…My impression was he was form of operating alongside chasing the automobile, and perhaps he tripped and fell. I imply, there was form of an outcropping or median, you already know, by the entrance gate. And consider, it was raining. It was 6 o’clock within the morning. It was darkish.”
He continued, “I may see him stumble, however I didn’t have a really clear view of precisely the way you wish to categorize his contact with the automobile.”
Scheffler tees off for the opening spherical of the 2024 Charles Schwab Problem in Fort Price on Thursday afternoon at 1:45 p.m. ET.
