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It was very hard to imagine Scottie Scheffler was going to actually face any punishment after he was arrested during the PGA Championship in Louisville earlier this month, and it sounds like the charges are going to be dropped now that a settlement has reportedly been reached.
As you probably know by now, things took a bizarre turn a few hours before Scottie Scheffler was slated to tee off for the second round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on May 17th courtesy of a wild incident involving the police officer who arrested the world’s top golfer after claiming he was dragged by his car after he ignored his directions while directing traffic.
Scheffler was transported to jail and charged with four crimes including second-degree assault of a police officer and third-degree criminal mischief before heading back to Valhalla in time for his round (he shot a 5-under 66 and would ultimately finish the tournament in a tie for 8th).
Last week, the mayor of Louisville and representatives from the city’s police department held a press conference discussing the case that preceded the release of some underwhelming surveillance footage that didn’t actually capture the incident in question (Detective Bryan Gillis, the officer at the center of the situation, failed to turn on his body cam and was disciplined as a result).
Scheffler was scheduled to be arraigned for the charges in a hearing scheduled for June 3rd, but according to Terry Meiners of WHAS, prosecutors are planning to announce they’re dropping the case at a press conference that’s scheduled to take place at 1 P.M. on Wednesday afternoon (UPDATE: Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell confirmed this during a hearing).
NEW: Charges against Scottie Scheffler will be dropped today. The agreement stipulates that both sides agree not to pursue any legal action related to the ramifications of the May 17 arrest. pic.twitter.com/g5uYPfIFag
— Terry Meiners ™️ (@terrymeiners) May 29, 2024
Meiners notes the settlement involves a stipulation that states neither Scheffler nor Gillis will be permitted to pursue a civil case stemming from the incident, and based on the facts at hand, it seems safe to assume everyone would prefer to put it behind them and bring this saga to an end once and for all.