World number one golfer Scottie Scheffler has been cleared by police following his arrest ahead of the US PGA Championship.
The golf pro was charged with assaulting a police officer outside the course after allegedly trying to get around a traffic jam caused by an earlier unrelated accident, in which a pedestrian died after being struck by a shuttle bus. Tournament officials said they were "devastated" by the death of local man John Mills, who was working for an on-site vendor at Valhalla.Scheffler was detained but released just in time to tee off at around 10.08am local time .
"However, Mr Scheffler's actions and the evidence surrounding their exchange and misunderstanding do not satisfy the elements of any criminal offences. "For these reasons, judge I now tender to the court a motion of order to dismiss all these charges in this case against Mr Scheffler with prejudice." A statement by LMPD read: "We respect the County Attorney's decision, and we respect the judicial process.
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