A witness says the star looked stunned as he was led away and put in the back of a police car with one officer saying he was 'going to jail'.
World number one golfer Scottie Scheffler has been detained and handcuffed by police for reportedly attempting to get around a traffic jam caused by a fatal accident near a course. Court records show the 27-year-old been booked on charges of second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving, and disregarding signals from officers directing traffic, according to NBC News.
reporter Jeff Darlington, who witnessed the incident, said on air: 'Traffic had been backed up and building. 'Scottie Scheffler tried to enter Valhalla Golf Club using a side median, at which point a police officer instructed him to stop. 'Scheffler attempted to continue to go, the police officer then attached himself to the side of Scheffler's car.
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