Those that symbolize the World’s No. 1 golfer doubled down on their stance: Scottie Scheffler didn’t do something improper at Valhalla Golf Membership.
“We’re not thinking about settling the case,” Steven Romines, Scheffler’s lawyer, advised reporters after Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and Louisville police chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel held a press convention.
Scheffler on Friday was arrested and charged with a felony second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree prison mischief, reckless driving and disregarding alerts from officer directing visitors. The arrest adopted what Scheffler’s staff known as a “misunderstanding” as he was attempting to make his method by way of visitors and into the Valhalla Golf Membership.
“We’ll both strive it, or it is going to be dismissed. It’s quite simple,” Romines stated. “All of the proof that continues to return out continues to assist what Scottie stated all alongside. This was a chaotic scenario, a miscommunication and he didn’t do something improper.”
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Gwinn-Villaroel on Thursday confirmed a mistake by the Louisville police division through the arrest. The arresting officer, Det. Bryan Gillis, didn’t activate his physique digital camera throughout his confrontation and arrest of Scheffler like he ought to have, Gwinn-Villaroel stated.
Det. Gillis was assessed a coverage violation and “corrective motion,” was taken towards him, Gwinn-Villaroel stated.
Scheffler is within the subject for this week’s Charles Schwab Problem in Fort Value, Texas.
