Top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler’s court date postponed to June – Firstpost

World number one Scottie Scheffler’s arraignment on multiple charges stemming from a traffic incident at the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, has been postponed until June 3. ESPN reported Monday.

The arraignment was scheduled for Tuesday, with Scheffler’s attorney, Steve Romines, saying over the weekend that the 27-year-old would “plead not guilty” to charges of criminal assault of a police officer, criminal mischief, reckless driving and failure to obey the signals of a police officer. officer directing traffic.

Romines, who said The golf channel that Scheffler and his team were “not interested in any sort of settlement negotiation or anything,” said ESPN the arraignment was postponed due to a conflict in his schedule.

Louisville Metropolitan Police Department (LMPD) officers handcuffed Scheffler before arresting him Friday morning outside Valhalla Golf Club after he attempted to drive around a traffic jam while police were investigating an earlier fatal crash.

Police said Scheffler’s vehicle accelerated and swept away a police officer, whose injuries required hospital treatment.

Romines said Scheffler stopped when asked to do so and Scheffler said the situation was “a huge misunderstanding.”

Scheffler was released in time to play the second round and finished the PGA Championship in a four-way tie for eighth place.

He said Sunday that the severity of his situation hit him Saturday morning.

“Obviously the results weren’t what I was hoping for at the start of the week, but overall I’m proud of how I fought this week,” Scheffler said.

Scheffler arrived in Louisville having won four of his last five starts, including a second Masters title last month.

Last week, he and his wife Meredith welcomed the birth of their first child, a son named Bennett.

He is scheduled to play this week’s US PGA Tour event at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas.