All charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dropped

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE/Gray News) – Charges against PGA golfer Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed.

Scheffler was arrested outside of Valhalla Golf Club on May 17 while trying to get inside to prepare for the second round of the 2024 PGA Championship.

Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell asked a judge to dismiss charges against Scheffler during a hearing Wednesday afternoon. Scheffler was not there in person, but his attorney, Steve Romines, was.

According to the Associated Press, Scheffler was charged with a felony for assaulting a police officer with his vehicle, along with three misdemeanors.

It was reported that O’Connell told the judge that after his team reviewed the case, they found Scheffler’s account that the situation was a misunderstanding to be corroborated by evidence.

According to the sources with direct knowledge of the case, both the officer involved, Detective Bryan Gillis, and Scheffler’s team believe it would be best for everyone if the charges don’t proceed. The sources said the two parties want the situation to be resolved amicably.

The sources also said they mutually acknowledged the situation in which Scheffler was arrested was chaotic and that they both wanted to move on.

Louisville Metro police reported Scheffler was arrested for dragging one of their detectives with his PGA-issued vehicle. The detective was on the scene of a fatal crash and was allegedly trying to tell Scheffler he couldn’t go around.

There’s been a lot of backlash against the police department and the detective involved in this case, especially after video was released by police of the incident that did not show the dragging actually taking place.

Metro police said the video only shows what happened afterward and that their lack of video was in part because the detective did not turn on his body camera.

The video released was enough for people to call on O’Connell to drop all charges against Scheffler.

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