Golfer Scottie Scheffler held out of PGA Championship

Scotty Scheffler He faces criminal charges.

Police arrested the world’s best golfer outside the 2024 PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, on the morning of May 17.

After a fatal accident between a shuttle bus and a pedestrian working the event at about 5 a.m. ET, Scheffler attempted to drive around stopped traffic outside the golf course, according to eyewitness accounts by an ESPN reporter. Jeff Darlington And The athlete. Officers stopped him, took him out of his car and led him away from the scene in handcuffs, as seen in footage shared by ESPN reporter Darlington on X, previously on Twitter.

Scheffler was booked on charges of second-degree assault on an officer, as well as third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and ignoring the signals of officers directing traffic, jail records obtained by NBC News confirmed.

Shortly after he was released from custody, Scheffler addressed the situation and told him he believed he was following authorities’ instructions.