Posted on 05/17/2024 6:21:30 AM PDT by V_TWIN
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested by Louisville Metro Police on Friday morning after trying to drive into the entrance of Valhalla Golf Club, the site of this week's PGA Championship.
Traffic outside the golf course had been stopped after a man was struck and killed by a shuttle bus around 5 a.m. ET.
Scheffler faces charges of second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving, and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic. Scheffler was released at 8:40 a.m. ET and headed to Valhalla. The assault charge is a felony; the others are misdemeanors.
Scheffler's attorney said it would be up to Scheffler whether he plays today in the second round.
According to ESPN reporter Jeff Darlington, who witnessed the incident, Scheffler was trying to drive around the crash scene on a median. A police officer instructed Scheffler to stop, but Scheffler continued to drive about 10 to 20 yards toward the entrance.
At one point, an officer attached himself to the side of Scheffler's car. Scheffler stopped his car as he turned into the entrance of Valhalla Golf Club.
After about 20 to 30 seconds, Scheffler rolled down his window to talk to the officer. The officer grabbed Scheffler's arm to pull him out of the vehicle, according to Darlington. The officer reached inside the vehicle to open the door, and once Scheffler was pulled out, he was pushed against the car and placed in handcuffs.
Darlington was standing at the entrance when Scheffler was detained. Darlington said Scheffler turned to him and asked, "Can you help?"
According to Darlington, an officer instructed him to back away.
No wonder FR is suffering from fundraising issues. Your response doesn't help..
No wonder FR is suffering from fundraising issues. Your response doesn't help..
It seems to me flying into MIA isn't an issue unless it is passing through customs. Leaving MIA is a TSA issue..
Flown through MIA many times. Coming or going to central/south america gets you both customs and TSA. Its a ghetto sh*thole. Glad I retired this year and will never have to put up with that nonsense again ever!
I flew out of Tampa a bunch of years ago. I got singled out for the TSA treatment. When I was escorted to the staging area, the agents asked me where my stuff was. I said it was was 4 lanes over there. They let me go and fortunately my stuff was still there...
Rumor has it that Scheffler’s charges will be dropped. On a side note, mind the cops orders. I was at the Indy 500 some years ago and a cop bashed the hood of vehicle owner who didn’t obey his instructions. He didn’t get arrested, but likely had a $2K repair bill for the big dent..
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