{"id":1251615,"date":"2024-05-29T19:29:40","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T19:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1251615"},"modified":"2024-06-04T11:24:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T11:24:24","slug":"scottie-scheffler-keen-to-move-on-from-us-pga-incident-after-charges-dropped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/scottie-scheffler-keen-to-move-on-from-us-pga-incident-after-charges-dropped\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottie Scheffler keen to move on after charges are dropped"},"content":{"rendered":"
Scottie Scheffler wants to move on after all criminal charges against him were dismissed on Wednesday to bring an extraordinary fortnight for the world number one to an end.<\/p>\n
Scheffler\u2019s bid to win the US PGA Championship was thrown into chaos on May 17 when he was arrested<\/span><\/a> ahead of his second round after he tried to drive into Valhalla Golf Club in heavy traffic, which had been caused by an unrelated accident in which a male pedestrian died.<\/p>\n Masters champion Scheffler briefly spent time in jail before returning to the course to play his second round and had faced charges of second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic.<\/p>\n Scheffler\u2019s lawyer Steve Romines insisted at the time that the charges against his client would \u201ceither be dropped or we\u2019ll go to trial\u201d, but the former has now occurred after Jefferson county attorney Mike O\u2019Connell tendered a motion of order to dismiss all charges at the Hall of Justice in Louisville.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n