The judicial situation of the world number one in the golf rankings, the American Scottie Scheffler, could become complicated after the incident that led him to a cell hours before the second round of the PGA Championship.
Scheffler, who this Thursday finished in 79th place after the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge, in Fort Worth (Texas), will have to wait until June 3 for his arraignment after being arrested last Friday in Louisville (Kentucky ). The hearing was scheduled for Tuesday, but was postponed.
Steve Romines, Scheffler’s lawyer, had assured this week that his client was going to get out of the situation. However, this Thursday details of the incident became known that could complicate the golfer’s life.
The charges Scheffler faces are third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving, disobeying an officer’s traffic signals and felony second-degree assault on a police officer.
However, this Thursday a video was released showing new details of the incident, which, apparently, would not be as serious as the arraignment would suggest.
This Thursday details of the report presented by Bryan Gillis, the detective who arrested Scheffler, were released. “While he was directing traffic in front of Gate 1, PGA staff prevented a bus from entering Gate 1. I observed a car traveling in the opposite direction to the direction of the PGA. I observed that a vehicle traveling in the opposite lane was heading towards me. I stopped the driver and warned him that he could not continue because of the bus,” he wrote.
“He demanded that I let him pass and continued ahead against my instructions. The driver dragged me and knocked me down. “Then I proceeded to stop the driver,” added Gillis, who was hospitalized for that action after suffering “pain, swelling and abrasions” on his left wrist and knee.
The police officer who arrested Scheffler was given ‘corrective measures’
“Detective Gillis did not have his body camera operationally ready, as required by our policy. He was conducting a police action, as defined in our policy. Additionally, section 4.31.7 establishes that members will maintain their body cameras in a constant state of operational availability,” Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, Louisville Police Chief, declared at a press conference.
“Their omission is a violation of LMPD policy on uniforms and equipment. “We understand the seriousness of not having caught this interaction, which is why our agent has received corrective action for this policy violation,” the official added. For this reason, there is no film record of the Scheffler incident.
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