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☆ Scottie Scheffler arrested outside PGA Championship and charged with assault on police officer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Jillian Martin | Michelle Krupa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

1 golfer and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is facing four charges following his arrest outside the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, Friday morning. Video from Darlington shows police walking with Scheffler, who was in handcuffs, and placing him into a police vehicle. When Scheffler exited the vehicle, the officer shoved Scheffler against the car and immediately placed him in handcuffs,” Darlington posted on X. Scheffler was in a marked player courtesy vehicle, Darlington said on ESPN. PGA Championship organizers announced Friday’s second round would be delayed “due to an accident near the course” and said general public shuttles to the course have resumed. Scheffler last week stepped away from competitive action to be with wife Meredith as she gave birth to the couple’s first child, Bennett.

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☆ How ESPN’s Jeff Darlington landed at the center of the Scottie Scheffler arrest story
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Darlington and Scheffler had arrived at the course around the same time in preparation for the tournament. In a video posted on X an hour later, Darlington follows the police officers as they lead Scheffler away. He’s going to jail and there’s nothing you can do about it.” one officer told Darlington, referring to Scheffler. “The police officers around the patrol car in which Scottie Scheffler was in had no idea he was even Scottie Scheffler,” Darlington clarified on air. Attorney Steve Romines, who represents Scheffler, told CNN affiliate WLKY that the golfer bypassed police because of a misunderstanding.

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