Scottie Scheffler has seen his charges dropped after being arrested at the PGA Championship earlier this month.
The golfing giant was picked up by police outside of Valhalla Golf club just hours before the second round of action on 17 May after trying to avoid traffic following a fatal incident earlier that morning.
He was charged with second-degree assault, criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals.
But after spending the morning inside a cell, he was released and continued to play at the tournament, although he was not able to win another major title.
And now after reviewing the evidence, it has been declared that Scheffler’s actions do not warrant a criminal offence and that the incident was a misunderstanding.
After the charges were dropped, Scheffler took to Instagram to release a statement.
All charges against world number one Scottie Scheffler have been dropped.#BBCGOLF PIC.TWITTER.COM/YB3SGHZKYK
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) MAY 29, 2024
He said: “As I stated previously, this was an unfortunate misunderstanding.
“I hold no ill will towards officer Gillis. I wish to put this incident behind me and move on, and I hope he will do the same. Police officers have a difficult job and I hold them in high regard.
“This was a severe miscommunication in a chaotic situation.”
