Charges have been dropped against Scottie Scheffler stemming from his arrest at the PGA Championship earlier this month.
Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell said during a court hearing Wednesday that prosecutors could not move forward with a case stemming from Scheffler’s May 17 arrest.
Scheffler, 27, was arrested prior to the second round of the PGA Championship after he allegedly dragged a police officer with his car. Scheffler had been trying to drive around traffic outside Valhalla Golf Club that had been stopped after a man was struck and killed by a shuttle bus earlier that morning.
He had faced multiple charges, including felony second-degree assault of a police officer.
Det. Bryan Gillis, the officer who arrested Scheffler, was subjected to “corrective action” for violating Louisville Metro Police Department procedures by not having his bodycam video recorder during the incident.
Scheffler’s attorney, Steve Romines, had previously said that Scheffler would plead not guilty and would not accept a plea deal.
After being released from jail, Scheffler returned to the PGA Championship and shot a second-round 5-under 66. A third-round 73 marred his tournament, and he finished tied for eighth at 13-under par.
Information from ESPN’s Mark Schlabach and Field Level Media was used in this report.
