Scottie Scheffler arrest: All charges dropped against world No. 1 as new video of traffic incident emerges

Scheffler will not face further discipline after a chaotic incident that nearly led to him missing the second round of the PGA Championship

Prosecutors on Wednesday dropped all charges against Scottie Scheffler stemming from a traffic incident in Louisville ahead of the second round of the 2024 PGA Championship. Scheffler had been charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals from an officer after moving his car forward during a heated incident outside Valhalla Golf Club.

"Based upon the totality of the evidence, my office cannot move forward in the prosecution of the charges filed against Mr. Scheffler," said Mike O'Connell, Jefferson County Attorney. "Mr. Scheffler's characterization that this was 'a big misunderstanding' is corroborated by the evidence. The evidence we reviewed supports the conclusion that Detective Gillis was concerned for public safety at the scene when he initiated contact with Mr. Scheffler, however, Mr. Scheffler's actions and the evidence surrounding their exchange during this misunderstanding do not satisfy the elements of any criminal offenses."

The decision comes one week after the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department announced that arresting officer Bryan Gillis had "received corrective action" for failing to activate his body camera before performing law-enforcement actions as is required by policy. That spawned an internal investigation into whether proper police protocol was followed in the arrest of Scheffler.