Scottie Scheffler’s day in court will be delayed until next month.
His arraignment on multiple charges that stemmed from his arrest outside of Valhalla Golf Club early Friday Morning was postponed from Tuesday until June 3, Scheffler’s attorney Steve Romines told ESPN.
Scheffler is facing multiple charges from the incident that took place before the second round of the PGA Championship, though No Laying Up reported Sunday the charges are expected to be dropped.
The delay is due to a conflict in Romines’ schedule, he told the outlet.
The world No. 1 will enter a plea of not guilty and is not required to be at the arraignment, which was originally scheduled for Tuesday.
Scheffler wasn’t expected to appear at the original arraignment date, but his attorney anticipates the golfer will be there on the June 3 date, according to WLKY.
The motion to continue the arraignment was granted on Monday by the district judge presiding over the case despite objections from Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell.
“Our office continues to gather information in the case,” a spokesperson for the district attorney’s office told ABC News.
Scheffler is facing charges of second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from officer directing traffic.
Scheffler was arrested outside the PGA Championship site for not following police orders while police were investigating a pedestrian fatality after a man had been struck by a shuttle bus taking fans to the tournament.
The victim was identified as PGA Championship volunteer John Mills.
Traffic had been backed up for an hour when Scheffler was trying to get to the course on Friday morning around 6 a.m. and allegedly the golfer “refused to comply” with police at the scene, leading to him dragging one office to the ground while accelerating, according to the police report
Det. Bryan Gillis was taken to the hospital after suffering pain, swelling and abrasions to his left wrist and knee,” the police report stated.
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No body cam footage of the incident exists because Gillis either didn’t have a body camera on him or it wasn’t activated, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg told reporters on Saturday.
Scheffler has described the ordeal as a “big misunderstanding.”
“In the confusion, Scottie is alleged to have disregarded a different officer’s traffic signals resulting in these charges,” Romines said in a statement. “Multiple eyewitnesses have confirmed that he did not do anything wrong but was simply proceeding as directed. He stopped immediately upon being directed to and never at any point assaulted any officer with his vehicle.”
Scheffler was released and returned to Valhalla Golf Club in time for his 10:08 a.m. tee time on Friday.
He finished the tournament in a four-way tie for eighth place at 13-under.
