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Police arrested world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler on Friday ahead of the second round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.

According to Wave News, the Louisville Metro Police Department has charged Scheffler with four counts: second-degree assault on a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding a traffic signal issued by an officer directing traffic.

Scheffler was subsequently released from police custody and transported returned to Valhalla Golf Club before tee time in the second round at 10:08.

ESPN Jeff Darlingtonwho was an eyewitness to the incident, reported that Scheffler was “detained by police in handcuffs after a miscommunication with traffic led to his attempt to drive past a police officer into the Valhalla Golf Club.”

Darlington added that “the officer attempted to attach himself to Scheffler’s car, and Scheffler stopped his vehicle at the entrance” to the golf club. According to Darlington, the officer “started screaming” at the golfer “to get out of the car,” after which he was handcuffed and put in the back of the police car.

“This morning I followed the recommendations of the police officers,” Scheffler he told Darlington in a statement. “It was a very chaotic situation, which is understandable given the tragic accident that had happened earlier, and there was a big misunderstanding of what I was being asked to do. I never intended to ignore any instructions. I hope you can put that aside and focus on golf today.

“Of course, everyone involved in the tournament expresses our deepest sympathies to the family of the man who died this morning in an earlier accident. It really puts everything into perspective.”

In a statement, Scheffler’s Louisville attorney, Steve Romines, said: “Multiple eyewitnesses have confirmed that he did nothing wrong and merely followed recommendations. He stopped immediately upon receiving the call and at no time did he attack any officers with his vehicle. We will pursue this case if necessary and be fully acquitted.”

Police were on scene after the fatal crash, which did not involve Scheffler, that occurred on Shelbyville Road in front of the club’s entrance around 5 a.m. ET. The incident with Scheffler occurred about an hour and a half later.

A spokesperson for the Louisville Metro Police Department confirmed to ESPN’s Mark Schlabach that a shuttle bus struck and killed an unidentified man outside Valhalla Golf Club.

“This morning, we were devastated to learn that an employee of one of our suppliers was tragically struck and killed by a bus outside Valhalla Golf Club,” the PGA of America said in a statement. “This is heartbreaking for all of us involved in the PGA Championship. We express our sincere condolences to their families and loved ones.”

The start of the second round of the PGA Championship was delayed one hour and 20 minutes to 8:35 a.m. ET.

Scheffler was initially scheduled to start with Wyndham Clark and Brian Harman on Friday at 8:48 a.m. ET. After the delay, his game time was moved to 10:08 ET.

He started Thursday with a hole-in-one for Eagle on a par-four, then shot four under in the round, good enough for a T-12 after one day. Xander Schauffele leads the field at nine under.

Scheffler won four of the last five tournaments leading up to the PGA Championship. The reigning Masters winner also had top-10 finishes in nine of the ten tournaments he played this year.