All Scottie Scheffler charges dropped by Louisville prosecutor | Golf Channel

Todd Lewis, Rex Hoggard and Brandel Chamblee share why it’s not surprising that all charges against Scottie Scheffler stemming from a May 17 incident at the PGA Championship were dropped and a best-case scenario for all. #NBCSports #GolfChannel #ScottieScheffler
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therefore based upon the totality of the evidence my office cannot move forward in the prosecution of the charges filed against Mr Sheffer Mr sheffer’s characterization that this was quote a be big misunderstanding close quote is corroborated by the evidence the evidence we reviewed supports the conclusion that detective Gillis was concerned for Public Safety at the scene when he initiated contact initiated contact with Mr Sheffer however Mr sheffer’s actions and the evidence surrounding their exchange during this misunderstanding do not satisfy the elements of any criminal offenses for these reasons judge um I now tender to the court a motion and Order uh to dismiss uh all these charges in this case against Mr sheffler with prejudice right again all charges against Scotty sheffler has been have been dropped in the matter regarding the incident on May 17th that took place so let’s let’s take a look at how that day played out just after 6: a.m. on Friday May 17th Scotty sheffler was arrested after he tried to steer around traffic congestion that was caused by a fatal crash an hour earlier that morning at 6 6:01 a.m. Scotty shuffler was detained by Louisville Police at 7:28 a.m. he was booked by Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections 8:40 he was then released and at 9:12 a.m. he arrived at Valhalla Golf Club to prepare for his second round of the PGA Championship which he teed off at 10:08 a.m. eastern time and at 3:29 p.m. eastern time he completed his second round shooting a five under 66 and with more more on reaction to the news that we just heard let’s bring in Todd Lewis who has been tracking this situation from the very beginning Todd yeah not that much of a surprise the news that we were hearing coming out of the um not only the prosecutor office but also stepen Rines who is the defense attorney in regards to this case for Scotty Sheffer um it was interesting that the attorney representing the prosecutor’s office there said that he investigated this case ended it on Friday worked through the Memorial Day weekend and then came to the conclusion that there was quote no probable cause in this issue and secondly that all the cases or all the counts I should say will then be dismissed and also agreed with what Scotty Sheffer and Mr rine said that this was quote a big misunderstanding now this looks like an incident where two people were just trying to do their job the detective was on site due to that tragic fatality he was investigating that Scotty Sheffer was trying to do his job get to the golf course as soon as he can there was a traffic backup uh he wanted to do his job which of course was to perform in the PGA Championship but this uh case being dismissed with prejudice meaning it cannot be brought back to trial is obviously a big win for Scotty sheffler the statement Scotty sheffler made describing this as a big misunderstanding was corroborated and Rex uh your your reaction as well and thoughts on what this means for Scotty Sheffer moving forward I think the interesting part there is what Todd just touched on as we learned last year right here at the Canadian open with prejudice means that there will be no charges going forward even if new evidence comes up that’s important to point out I also want to point out the timing of this as Todd pointed out the prosecutor’s office work through the weekend the Memorial Day weekend to get to this point where they were willing to drop the charges it’s important to point that out because Scotty was scheduled to be back in Louisville next Monday the Monday of the memorial which he scheduled to play for his arraignment hearing so it was important he got that out of the way before he had to show up and start working again and then I’m just going to go back to what Scotty said to both Todd and I during the PGA Championship and what he said last week at the colonial we’ve been talking about how Scotty’s been able to compartmentalize this throughout the entire process certainly on Friday the PGA Championship when he gets out of jail and goes on to shoot a 66 but there is a human element to this and I think it was starting to to take a toll on Scotty today’s news is going to help with that certainly I’m sure it certainly will moving forward um Rex hogard Todd Lewis appreciate the insights as always thank you and now on site at the US Women’s Open I’m sitting alongside brandle shamble brandle we just had a chance to hear what the Jefferson County prosecutor had to say from Louisville Kentucky uh your impressions reactions to what has been uh quite an unfortunate Saga over the last couple of weeks seems to be a long overdue and uh the best case scenario for everybody involved it’s hard to know exactly what happened that morning without clear video uh but what video uh has been put forth and has been coming out over the last couple of weeks uh seems to not mesh with the story that was put forth of course again we don’t know exactly what happened before the car appeared uh on the other side of the bus that we saw in that video but again it it appears like it doesn’t mesh with the story and for all parties involved it seems to be the best case scenario for what was a very tragic day and then turned into one of the most bizarre days in the history of the golf and looking back on it hugely uh disruptive uh to what was going to be an otherwise uh wonderful week and now moving forward uh Scotty shuffler is not in the field this week at the RBC Canadian open uh how important do you think it is for him to not only from a just a mental health perspective to to take a step back from all of this what the situation has been and to be able to move forward uh as he walks into a major at the US Open with just a clear mind clear heart look when everything’s going your way and you’re in the best possible uh frame of mind major championships or taxing let alone when you’ve come off a rather emotional high of he and Meredith of course having the birth of their first baby and then going into a major championship and having something so unprecedented and so disruptive uh beset him and then of course the Fallout and no doubt almost every single day would have been talking to his lawyer worrying about if these charges were going to come to fruition if he was going to have to return to Louisville etc etc so uh it’ll be good to see him when we do see him again at the next major championship come in there hopefully rested uh clear eyed and get back to taking care of business which he has done so beautifully this year uh this was one of the more um wild days that I’ve ever had as a professional covering the sport uh take us back to what that day was like from your perspective and trying to gather all of the information and just make sense of what was happening well again you know I I got we were doing live from uh we had obligations after live from I got home late that night uh tried to sleep in that morning but my phone just kept blowing up blowing up finally got up and it was hard to get as you were you were on air obviously the sky so I was trying to find out what you were reporting I was online trying to get my arms around it but the story was so bizarre because it was so hugely incongruous uh with what we know about Scotty Sheffer if you were buying that he wasn’t following directions or orders and sort of a running blockade so to speak was what it sounded like At first again it was just hugely in congruous uh and bizarre and unprecedented uh and as the day wore on there was a sense that well wait a minute this will all come clear when we see the body camera footage uh yay or nay will have to wait and of course that night we were meant to talk about it but you couldn’t really talk about it with any sort of clarity until you had seen the footage which the footage the body camera footage was was not forthcoming it didn’t exist so what footage we had was rather opaque and grainy and you couldn’t quite make it out but it again it just didn’t seem to mesh with the consistency of what we know to be true about Scotty Sheffer yeah and it also unfortunately overshadowed the larger tragedy that happened that morning which was the the unfortunate tragic passing of John Mills who was struck by a shuttle bus on his way to work that day he was working uh security for uh for for the PGA Championship that week so again our our thoughts and condolences to the Mills Family I think that that is uh Paramount and uh the the attorney Steven romines representing Scotty shuffler in this matter will be making a statement here momentarily um but in the meantime we are looking forward to bringing you all of the storylines and all the beautiful Vistas from Lancaster Pennsylvania and the US Women’s Open [Music]