We are in the throes of silly season regarding sports. Harrison Butker is being raked over the coals over nothing. Caitlin Clark is being trashed by other female basketball players for being a good ambassador of the game. And the world’s number one ranked golfer was arrested for allegedly plowing over a police officer en route to the PGA Championship in Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Scottie Scheffler was led away in handcuffs in the early morning hours on May 17 for “second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving, and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic.” He was released from booking at 8:40 am that day. The start of the tournament's second day was delayed over a tragic traffic accident involving a pedestrian and a bus near the club. Hence, the traffic delays and this incident with Scheffler trying to make it to the club before tee off. Based on initial reports, you’d think Scheffler ran over the cop. He didn’t. A new video shows that this incident was overblown: To boot, it was also reported that the charges won’t be dropped against Scheffler (via SkySports):
Now, sources say that all parties agree that the charges should be dropped. The officer who arrested Scheffler had been suspended for doing donuts before. He also failed to hand over his bodycam footage after the arrest, a violation of department policy. RecommendedTrending on Townhall Videos |
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