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Prosecutors dropped criminal charges against <\/span>Scottie Scheffler on Wednesday<\/a>, less than two weeks after the world’s top golfer was <\/span>arrested outside the PGA Championship<\/a> in Louisville, Kentucky.<\/span><\/p>\n Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell told a judge his office couldn’t move forward with the charges based on the evidence in the case.<\/span><\/p>\n Scheffler was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from officers directing traffic when he was arrested outside Louisville’s Valhalla Golf Club, which was hosting the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n Scheffler’s attorney had denied that the golfer assaulted anyone. Scheffler called the incident a “very chaotic situation” and a “big misunderstanding” in a statement and said he “never intended to disregard any of the instructions.”<\/span><\/p>\n O’Connell said Wednesday that the evidence corroborated Scheffler’s characterization of the incident as a misunderstanding between him and the detective who arrested him.<\/span><\/p>\n “Mr. Scheffler’s actions and the evidence surrounding their exchange during this misunderstanding do not satisfy the elements of any criminal offenses,” O’Connell said in court.<\/span><\/p>\n Scheffler didn’t attend Wednesday’s hearing.<\/span><\/p>\n Scheffler was driving to the golf course early on May 17 to get ready for the second round when he got into traffic stemming from a shuttle bus fatally hitting a pedestrian, according to police. As Scheffler attempted to maneuver around the scene, police alleged he refused to comply with instructions and drove forward, dragging the detective to the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n The detective didn’t have his body camera activated when the incident unfolded, which violated police procedures, officials said last week.<\/span><\/p>\n Video footage from a pole camera and police dashcam showed Scheffler being led to a police car.<\/span><\/p>\n This story was originally published by <\/span>CBS News<\/a> on May 29, 2024 at 1:36 p.m. ET.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n