LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An update in the Scottie Scheffler case is coming Wednesday, according to the Jefferson County Attorney's office.
The office issued a news release Tuesday afternoon stating Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell will "address the court regarding the case involving defendant Scott Scheffler" at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The brief statement also indicated Scheffler will not be present for this matter per an agreement between the court and all other parties.
Steve Romines, Scheffler's attorney, told WHAS11 Tuesday he will hold a news conference following the court proceeding. When asked if the charged were going to be dropped, Romines declined to answer.
Scheffler, the No. 1 golfer in the world, was arrested May 17 in a bizarre incident at the entrance of Valhalla Golf Club where the PGA Championship was being contested. According to Louisville Metro police, Scheffler failed to obey traffic commands as he attempted to gain access to the course and "dragged" an officer to the ground with his vehicle.
Scheffler was charged with felony 2nd degree assault of a police officer; 3rd degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from officers directing traffic. Scheffler called the incident a "big misunderstanding."
A man was hit by a bus and killed outside the course in an unrelated incident prior to Scheffler's arrest.
The officer who arrested Scheffler was disciplined last week for failing to activate his body camera during the incident, which is a violation of department policy. The only video of the incident that exists is from a stationary camera across the street from the entrance, which was released last week.
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