The American tried to avoid a police check to enter the club where he was playing the PGA Championship: he was accused of criminal behavior, reckless driving and assaulting an officer.
The American Scottie Scheffler, world number one golfer, is arrested by Louisville (Kentucky) police on Friday and then released when he tried entered Valhalla Golf Club to play in the second round of the PGA Championship.
Scheffler, who? He said that everything was “a misunderstanding”, was accused of second-degree assault on a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding an officer’s traffic signal which directs traffic.
The incident occurred when Scheffler tried to avoid a police checkpoint to access the golf course, according to ESPN, which was present at the scene. A police officer would have told him to stop, but Scheffler continued for several meters until an officer stopped him by grabbing the side of the car.
The cash had to receive medical attention to a hospital because of pain, swelling and scratches on his left wrist and knee. “The subject He refused to comply and sped forward, dragging Detective Gillis to the ground.“, the police report notes.
At that time there was a strong police presencer a traffic accident in which a pedestrian was run over and killed, an incident that forced the start of the second round of the PGA Championship to be delayed this Friday.
When Scheffler stopped the car, police opened the door, removed the golfer and handcuffed him. Acknowledging a reporter, Scheffler said, “Can you help me?” that the police told him: “You have to stay away. At this moment, He will be locked up and there is nothing you can do.“.
After being transferred to prison and having traditional orange uniform police photo, Scheffler released and arrived just in time to participate in the second round of the Championship, the second Major of the season.
Scheffler, 27 years old and In April he won his second Augusta Masters, He got off to a good start in the first round of the PGA Championship with a -4, five strokes behind the leader, fellow American Xander Schauffele.
Scheffler’s statement about his arrest
“It’s a very chaotic situation, understandably because of the tragic accident that happened earlier, and there is a huge misunderstanding about what I thought I was being asked to do. I didn’t mean to ignore any of the instructions“, said Scheffler, who is scheduled to appear before a judge Tuesday morning.
Source: Tycsports
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