Scottie Scheffler’s arraignment in Louisville has been postponed until next month, over the objection of the county prosecutor. The world’s top-ranked golfer, who lives in Texas, was originally scheduled to be arraigned in a Louisville courtroom at 9 a.m. Tuesday. It is now postponed to Monday, June 3 at 9 a.m. His attorney, Steve Romines, filed a motion to delay, and the district judge granted it. Josh Abner, a spokesman for Jefferson County Prosecutor Mike O’Connell, said O’Connell objected to that. Earlier Monday, Romines said Scheffler likely would not be present for the original court date. He is expected to appear in person on the new date. When asked if he thought the charges against Scheffler would be dropped, Romines said there had been no discussion about that. O’Connell said Sunday evening that they had not made any decisions on the matter. case, and they were still gathering information about what happened. Scheffler, 27, faces several charges in Jefferson County following an incident Friday involving an officer outside the PGA Championship. There was an altercation between Scheffler and a police officer over traffic, according to police. Police say they tried to give Scheffler instructions that he ignored, while Scheffler claims there was a misunderstanding about what he was told to do. Read Scheffler’s statement here. The officer says when Scheffler moved forward, he was dragged to the ground and his pants were torn. He was subsequently arrested and charged with second-degree assault on a police officer (felony), third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving, and failure to obey the traffic signal of an officer directing traffic. He was quickly released on his own recognizance and subsequently made his 10:08 a.m. tee time in the PGA Championship. The mayor says there is no body camera video of the incident. On Monday, LMPD said, “We are still reviewing all available information, as well as all applicable policies. We will advise and release more information as appropriate.” Scheffler finished the PGA Championship in a four-way tie for 8th place a few days later. Sunday. He said the best word to describe his week at the PGA Championship would be “hectic.”
Scottie Scheffler’s arraignment in Louisville has been postponed until next month, over the objection of the county prosecutor.
The world’s top-ranked golfer, who lives in Texas, was originally scheduled to be arraigned in a Louisville courtroom at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
It is now postponed to Monday June 3 at 9 a.m.
His attorney, Steve Romines, filed a motion for a postponement and the district judge granted it.
Josh Abner, a spokesman for Jefferson County Prosecutor Mike O’Connell, said O’Connell objected to that.
Earlier Monday, Romines said Scheffler likely would not be present for the original court date. He is expected to appear in person for the new date.
When asked if he thought the charges against Scheffler would be dropped, Romines said there had been no discussion about that.
O’Connell said Sunday evening that they had not made any decisions on the case and were still gathering information about what happened.
Scheffler, 27, faces several charges in Jefferson County following an incident Friday involving an officer outside the PGA Championship.
There was an altercation between Scheffler and a police officer over traffic, according to police. Police say they tried to give Scheffler instructions that he ignored, while Scheffler claims there was a misunderstanding about what he was told to do.
Read Scheffler’s statement here.
The officer says when Scheffler moved forward, he was dragged to the ground and his pants were torn.
He was subsequently arrested and charged with second-degree assault on a police officer (felony), third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving, and failure to obey a traffic signal issued by an officer directing traffic.
He was quickly released on his own recognizance and subsequently made his 10:08 a.m. tee time in the PGA Championship.
The mayor says there is no body camera video of the incident. On Monday, LMPD said, “We are still reviewing all available information, as well as all applicable policies. We will advise and release more information as appropriate.”
Scheffler finished the PGA Championship in a four-way tie for 8th place a few days later on Sunday.
He said the best word to describe his week at the PGA Championship would be “eventful.”
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