Breaking news:Scottie Scheffler arrest update: Kentucky lawyers to address court TOMORROW – after they vowed charges would not be dropped
18:53 BST 28 May 2024, updated 18:53 BST 28 May 2024By Isabel Baldwin
The saga of Scottie Scheffler‘s shock arrest at the US PGA Championship is set to continue this week.
Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell announced he will address court regarding the case on Wednesday, less than a week before the World No. 1 was slated to be arraigned, according to Spectrum News 1 Kentucky.
With the permission of the court, the two-time major winner will not be present in Kentucky, despite not competing in the latest PGA Tour event, the RBC Canadian Open, later this week.
Scheffler was arrested in the early hours of May 17 before his second round of the US PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky, for not following police orders during a pedestrian fatality investigation.
The 27-year-old was booked on four charges, including second-degree assault of a police officer, which is a felony.
A mugshot of world no 1 Scottie Scheffler following his arrest by Louisville police last Friday
Despite whispers around Valhalla during the second major of the year suggesting that charges against the PGA Tour star could be dropped, Louisville police insisted the legal process would go ahead.
Louisville Metro police chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel vowed to ‘to respect the legal process’ and ‘let it play out’ in a press conference last week.
Scheffler had been accused of failing to stop for police as he attempted to .
The police report said Scheffler failed to comply with instructions and then drove away from an officer, Bryan Gillis, causing him to be .