Scottie Scheffler’s lawyer insists the world No 1 is ready to go to trial if the cost of assaulting a police officer will not be dropped.
Scheffler was arrested on Friday morning after attempting to drive into Valhalla Golf Membership in heavy visitors attributable to an earlier, unrelated accident through which a male pedestrian died after being struck by a shuttle bus.
In keeping with the police report, Detective Bryan Gillis stopped Scheffler’s automobile and “attempted to give instruction” to the Masters champion, who’s competing within the PGA Championship at Valhalla.
The report alleges Scheffler refused to conform and “accelerated forward, dragging Detective Gillis to the ground”.
Scheffler faces fees of second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree felony mischief, reckless driving and disregarding visitors indicators from an officer directing visitors, with an arraignment set for Tuesday.
Second-degree assault is a felony, the opposite three fees are misdemeanours.
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Brandel Chamblee and Paul McGinley shared reward for Scottie Scheffler for his potential to bounce again from adversity after popping out of jail hours earlier than he teed off on day two of the PGA Championship.
“They’ll either be dropped or we’ll go to trial because he didn’t do anything wrong,” Steve Romines, Scheffler’s lawyer, informed Golf Channel. “So we’re not curious about any type of settlement negotiations or something like that. It was only a large miscommunication.
“There had been a traffic fatality down the road and so there were differing traffic directions going on and traffic control officers were advising different things.
“Scottie was suggested by one officer to go round and switch left into the power. However the officer who charged him clearly did not know that. So, that is the place the miscommunication occurred.”
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Talking after his second spherical on the PGA Championship, Scottie Scheffler detailed his arrest and detainment earlier than being launched in time to make his tee time at Valhalla Golf Membership.
Talking about Tuesday’s arraignment, which he stated may very well be rescheduled, Romines added: “We will enter a plea of not guilty and get the next court date.”
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg – who launched a press release in regards to the incidents on Friday – informed native media retailers on Saturday that there isn’t any police bodycam footage of Scheffler’s arrest.
“The officer did not have bodycam footage turned on during the incident,” Greenberg stated. “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 stated that footage from a “fixed camera” throughout the road from the doorway to Valhalla can be launched within the coming days.
Scheffler stayed in main competition at Valhalla
After being launched on his personal recognizance and pushed to the course, Scheffler carded a second spherical of 66 to lie three photographs behind midway lead Xander Schauffele.
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Talking after his second spherical on the PGA Championship, Scottie Scheffler detailed his arrest and detainment earlier than being launched in time to make his tee time at Valhalla Golf Membership.
“I did spend some time stretching in a jail cell,” Scheffler admitted after his spherical. “That was a first for me. That was part of my warm-up. I was just sitting there waiting and I started going through my warmup, as I felt like there was a chance I may be able to still come out here and play.
“My scenario will get dealt with. It was a chaotic scenario and an enormous misunderstanding. I am unable to get into what transpired, exterior of my coronary heart goes out to the household.”
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