Scottie Scheffler arrested outside PGA Championship in Louisville

11 a.m. update: Scheffler is scheduled to be arraigned on May 21 at 9 a.m. Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 golfer in the world, was arrested outside Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville before the second round of the PGA Championship. He was charged with several charges: including a crime, for a road accident that occurred while trying to get to Valhalla. He was then booked into Louisville Metro Corrections. According to Scheffler’s lawyer, Steve Romines, he was charged with assaulting a police officer, causing harm and ignoring signals given by an officer directing traffic. Listen to him describe what happened: The jail’s website shows he also faces reckless driving charges. An ESPN reporter claims to have witnessed it. He says a “traffic misunderstanding led to him attempting to drive past a police officer into Valhalla Golf Club.” “The policeman tried to attach himself to Scheffler’s car, after which Scheffler stopped his vehicle at the entrance to Walhalla. The police officer then began yelling at Scheffler to get out of the car. When Scheffler exited the vehicle, the officer pushed Scheffler against the car and immediately handcuffed him. He is currently being held in the backseat of a police car.” – wrote reporter Jeff Darlington on Twitter. The police report states that the officer stopped him and tried to give instructions, but he “refused to comply and accelerated forward, knocking Detective Gillis to the ground.” The officer stated that he experienced pain, swelling and abrasions on his left wrist and knee and was taken to the hospital. Following the fatal accident outside the club around 5 a.m. on Friday, heavy police activity and roadblocks continued in the area. A man working for a PGA retailer died after being hit by a shuttle bus. Police said he was crossing Shelbyville Road in the dedicated bus lane when he was hit. Scheffler released a statement on his social media, writing: “This morning I followed the instructions of police officers. It was a very chaotic situation, which is understandable given the tragic accident that had happened earlier, and there was a lot of misunderstanding of what I was saying. I thought I was asked to do this. I never intended to disregard any of the instructions. I hope to put that aside and focus on golf today. Of course, all those involved in the tournament express our deepest sympathies to the family of the man who died in an earlier accident this morning. It really puts everything in the right light.” At 9:15 a.m. Scheffler returned to Valhalla and began practicing at 9:37 a.m. For many, Scheffler took off. regards, at 10:08 from hole 10. He will be arraigned in Louisville on May 21 at 9:00

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

Update from 11:00: Scheffler is scheduled to be arraigned on May 21 at 9 a.m

Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 golfer in the world, was arrested outside Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville before the second round of the PGA Championship.

He faces several charges, including a felony, for a traffic accident that occurred while he was trying to get to Valhalla.

He was then booked into Louisville Metro Corrections.

According to Scheffler’s lawyer, Steve Romines, he was charged with assaulting a police officer, causing harm and ignoring signals given by an officer directing traffic.

Listen to him describe what happened:

The jail’s website says he also faces reckless driving charges.

An ESPN reporter claims to have witnessed it. He says a “misunderstanding about traffic flow led to his attempt to drive past a police officer towards Valhalla Golf Club.”

“The policeman tried to attach himself to Scheffler’s car, after which Scheffler stopped his vehicle at the entrance to Walhalla. The officer then began yelling at Scheffler to get out of the car. When Scheffler exited the vehicle, the officer pushed Scheffler against the car and immediately handcuffed him. He is currently in the backseat of a police car,” reporter Jeff Darlington wrote on Twitter.

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The police report states that the officer stopped him and tried to give instructions, but he “refused to comply and accelerated forward, dragging Detective Gillis to the ground.”

The officer said he felt pain, swelling and abrasions on his left wrist and knee and was taken to the hospital.

Following the fatal crash outside the club around 5 a.m. on Friday, there was heavy police activity and roadblocks in the area. A man working for a PGA retailer has died after being hit by a bus.

Police said he was crossing Shelbyville Road in a dedicated shuttle bus lane when he was struck.

Scheffler released a statement on its social media saying:

“This morning I followed the instructions of the police officers. It was a very chaotic situation, which is understandable given the tragic accident that had happened earlier, and there was a lot of confusion about what was being asked of me. Never I hope I can put that aside and focus on golf today. Of course, all those taking part in the tournament express our sincerest condolences to the family of the man who died earlier. accident this morning, it really puts everything in the right light.”

At 9:15 a.m. Scheffler returned to Valhalla and began practicing at 9:37 a.m.

Scheffler teed off, to much cheering, at 10:08 from the 10th hole.

He will be arraigned in Louisville on May 21 at 9 a.m