FORT WORTH, TX – MAY 23: Scottie Scheffler (USA) hits from the 6th tee during the Charles Schwab Challenge on May 23, 2024 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, TX. (
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Kentucky prosecutors on Wednesday dropped all criminal charges against golf champ Scottie Scheffler related to his controversial arrest on May 17 as he tried to drive into the club hosting the PGA Championship in Louisville.
“Based on the totality of the evidence my office cannot move forward in the prosecution of the charges filed against Mr. Scheffler,” Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell told a judge.
The 27-year-old Scheffler, who is the world’s top-ranked golfer, had faced charges of felony assault on a police officer and reckless driving in the case.
The charges were dropped a week after videos were released by Louisville authorities that captured the moments around Scheffler’s arrest by a city police detective who objected to him driving around a line of traffic to enter the club.
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