Scottie Scheffler was arrested on his way to the PGA Championship on Friday morning ahead of the second round of the tournament.
A pedestrian was killed in the early morning hours in an accident involving a shuttle bus, causing traffic to back up for miles. Scheffler, with a 10:08 a.m. tee time, attempted to drive around the traffic, leading to police intervention.
ESPN’s Jeff Darlington captured Scheffler’s arrest on video and reported from the scene. Scheffler was taken to the station, where he was booked and charged with multiple felonies in Kentucky before being released on his own recognizance.
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Here are the charges:
Second-degree assault of a police officer: Intentionally or wantonly causing serious physical injury to another person or causing physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument. – KY.gov
Third-degree criminal mischief: Intentionally or wantonly defacing, destroying, or damaging property valued at less than $500 or tampering with property so as to knowingly endanger another person’s property. – KY.gov
Reckless driving: Not operating a vehicle on the highway in a careful manner with regard for the safety and convenience of pedestrians and other vehicles. – KY.gov
Disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic: No operator of a vehicle, after receiving a visual or audible signal from an officer directing traffic, shall knowingly or wantonly disregard the signal so as to interfere with or endanger the operation of the traffic officer or other vehicles or pedestrians. – KY.gov
While these charges are felonies, they do not appear to be incredibly serious, with fines in the hundreds of dollars.
