Scottie Scheffler: The golfer's criminal charges have been dropped The top golfer in the world, Scottie Scheffler, has had his criminal accusations against him dropped. He was taken into custody during the US PGA Championship earlier this month. Just hours before his second round on May 17, the American golfer attempted to drive into Valhalla Golf Club but was stopped by police officer Bryan Gillis outside the club due to heavy traffic. Scheffler was charged with careless driving, third-degree criminal mischief, second-degree assault on a police officer, and disobeying an officer's traffic signals. Today, Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell asked the judge to dismiss the charges, citing his team's "thorough and expeditious" assessment of the matter. "My office cannot move forward in the prosecution of the charges filed against Mr. Scheffler based upon the totality of the evidence," he said during the less than ten-minute hearing. The data suppo
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