THE criminal charges against golf star Scottie Scheffler have all been dropped following his dramatic arrest at the US PGA Championship.
The world number one golfer, 27, had been accused of assaulting a police officer – allegations he called a “big misunderstanding”.
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The gold star was arrested just hours before he was due to tee off on May 17
The moment was led to a police car by cops in handcuffs
Prosecutor Mike O’Connell this afternoon said he would not pursue criminal action against Scheffler.
Addressing the court, which Scheffler was not required to be in, O’Connell said the golfer’s claim that the incident was a “misunderstanding” was corroborated by the evidence.
Police had charged him with a felony offence of second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals from an officer.
All four charges are now set to be dropped.
The reigning Masters champ was detained on May 17 after allegedly driving into a cop and dragging him to the floor.
In a span of three hours, Scheffler was arrested, dressed in an orange shirt for a mugshot, had a brief stint in a jail cell and returned to the golf course just 56 minutes before he teed off in the second round.
Scheffler was due to appear at court on June 3.
WHAT HAPPENED?
The arresting officer, Detective Bryan Gillis, was outside the gate of Valhalla Golf Course directing traffic after a pedestrian death when he encountered Scheffler.
Traffic had been backed up for about a mile in both directions with police directing vehicles in the dark.
Scheffler was driving a PGA courtesy vehicle when Gillis said he refused to comply and accelerated forward, dragging Gillis to the ground.
The cop said his uniform pants were damaged in the fall and he was taken to the hospital for his injuries.
Witnesses said Sheffler, who has a net worth of roughly £14million, tried to drive around what he believed to be security staff.
A surveillance video released by Louisville police last week showed Gillis pursuing Scheffler’s vehicle on foot and stopping him from entering the course.
Scheffler is later pulled from the car.
Wearing shorts and a t-shirt, footage showed him being cuffed and bundled into a police car.
But the video did not show Gillis first contact with Scheffler, authorities said.
Gillis has been disciplined for not activating his body-worn camera during the arrest.
Following the incident, Scheffler wrote on Instagram: “There was a big misunderstanding of what I thought I was being asked to do.
“I never intended to disregard any of the instructions.”
Scheffler is pictured playing in the third round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club one day after his arrest
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