Scottie Scheffler arrested.

[dewilson58]

Scheffler was arrested and charged after he allegedly failed to follow police orders as he was about to enter Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville, Kentucky, for the second round of the tournament.

Scheffler was booked into the Louisville Department of Corrections later Friday. He was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer (a felony), criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic.

[tophcfa]

Scheffler was arrested and charged after he allegedly failed to follow police orders as he was about to enter Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville, Kentucky, for the second round of the tournament.

Scheffler was booked into the Louisville Department of Corrections later Friday. He was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer (a felony), criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic.

However, I just read that he was released in time to make his T Time.

[dewilson58]

However, I just read that he was released in time to make his T Time.

he was, without bail.

[BrianL99]

Jeff Darlington of ESPN witnessed the entire episode and posted this video on X, early this morning.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHNTit6SOP8

Along with Scottie getting arrested, it was reported that Cam Young & Will Zalatoris, had to walk a mile in the rain, to get to golf course.

Scottie just raised his X factor a bit and will probably be in for a bigger slice of the PIP money next year.

[dewilson58]

My Opin.....................Scottie should not of, Cop was overzealous.

Work out a deal.

[tophcfa]

My Opin.....................Scottie should not of, Cop was overzealous.

Work out a deal.

Agree, $hit happens in the heat of the moment. Hopefully cooler heads prevail and they work out a deal.

[Stu from NYC]

Wonder who was really at fault?

[Arlington2]

I am inclined to side with Scheffler based on my own experience. I had a similar event, but not nearly as sad. I had one cop ahead of me shouting to stop and a cop behind me banging on my car to get moving. Rolled down my window to shout at the cop behind me his colleage was saying stop. For a moment I thought I was going to get punched.

[ThirdOfFive]

he was, without bail.
Most likely not a flight risk.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

ESPN also got a copy of the arresting officer's ID picture

[Tvflguy]

ESPN also got a copy of the arresting officer's ID picture

Actually it was the incarnation of Barney Fife. Heard he actually put the bullet in his gun to protect himself against that horrible criminal…..

[CarlR33]

My Opin.....................Scottie should not of, Cop was overzealous.

Work out a deal. um, ok should have just posted that in your original post which was an FYI post of the current news. Post should have read Scottie Scheffler arrested give me your thoughts?

[dewilson58]

um, ok should have just posted that in your original post which was an FYI post of the current news. Post should have read Scottie Scheffler arrested give me your thoughts?

:ohdear::ohdear:

[gorillarick]

I am inclined to side with Scheffler based on my own experience. I had a similar event, but not nearly as sad. I had one cop ahead of me shouting to stop and a cop behind me banging on my car to get moving. Rolled down my window to shout at the cop behind me his colleage was saying stop. For a moment I thought I was going to get punched.

How can you side with either side without knowing all the facts?

Taking sides based on your personal experience or even something you heard about is called prejudice.

[It's Hot There]

:ohdear::ohdear:

Looks like that poster has he own set of social board rules..

Maybe he can post all his personal rules and we can all follow them.

:loco:

[It's Hot There]

Taking sides based on your personal experience or even something you heard about is called prejudice.

May want to look up the definition, you are arguing against yourself.

noun
preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience:

[bimmertl]

My "favorite" charge is "third degree criminal mischief".

Pretty serious stuff!

[dewilson58]

um, ok should have just posted that in your original post which was an FYI post of the current news. Post should have read Scottie Scheffler arrested give me your thoughts?

U R making an assumption I wanted other thoughts.

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Welcome to ToTV...........FYI: No need to ask for thoughts or opinions........U R going to get them.

:ho:

[BrianL99]

Scottie is -4 after 13.

He's not too worried.

[dewilson58]

Scottie is -4 after 13.

He's not too worried.

Actually thought it might shake him up more.

What a way to start your morning.

[scubawva]

Scheffler was arrested and charged after he allegedly failed to follow police orders as he was about to enter Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville, Kentucky, for the second round of the tournament.

Scheffler was booked into the Louisville Department of Corrections later Friday. He was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer (a felony), criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic.

SS ignored a direct order by LEO. Period. He was wrong. Comply always w/LEO, work it out after doing so.
Who is in vehicle (marked irrelevant-bad guys cheat) and the LEO did as instructed.

LEO has no idea who is in vehicle intentionally disregarding orders, all the LEO knows is the driver is non-compliant.

Lots of questions such as why wasn’t a PGA rep onsite to assist entry. No matter, SS is wrong, he knows such.

If this had been one of the “40 illegals at Walmart” from last week’s post who disregarded LEO direct orders I’m betting reactions would be different.

[dewilson58]

(a) SS ignored a direct order by LEO.


(b) If this had been one of the “40 illegals at Walmart” from last week’s post who disregarded LEO direct orders I’m betting reactions would be different.

(a) your opinion. you don't know if he heard or saw.

(b) a joke of a comparison, an illegal and Scottie. :ohdear:

[JMintzer]

SS ignored a direct order by LEO. Period. He was wrong. Comply always w/LEO, work it out after doing so.
Who is in vehicle (marked irrelevant-bad guys cheat) and the LEO did as instructed.

LEO has no idea who is in vehicle intentionally disregarding orders, all the LEO knows is the driver is non-compliant.

Lots of questions such as why wasn’t a PGA rep onsite to assist entry. No matter, SS is wrong, he knows such.

If this had been one of the “40 illegals at Walmart” from last week’s post who disregarded LEO direct orders I’m betting reactions would be different.

You know all of this how? Were you there?

Reports are now stating that one officer told him one thing and another told him something different. So there was confusion. Plus, video shows that some of the officers were wearing raincoats with ZERO police markings, which only added to the confusion...

But you're positive what happened...

Just like you're positive about your "40 illegals at Walmart" claim (which has absolutely nothing in common with this incident...)

I'm betting all charges will be dismissed...

[Arlington2]

How can you side with either side without knowing all the facts?

Taking sides based on your personal experience or even something you heard about is called prejudice.
Pretty harsh statement, especially considering you don't know me. From everything I have read it certainly appears an over zealous cop (thank you DEW58) got triggered. I think your prejudice and intolerance to other people's opinions may be showing.

[Topspinmo]

Scheffler was arrested and charged after he allegedly failed to follow police orders as he was about to enter Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville, Kentucky, for the second round of the tournament.

Scheffler was booked into the Louisville Department of Corrections later Friday. He was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer (a felony), criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic.


Trumped up charges :thumbup::D:1rotfl:

[Topspinmo]

SS ignored a direct order by LEO. Period. He was wrong. Comply always w/LEO, work it out after doing so.
Who is in vehicle (marked irrelevant-bad guys cheat) and the LEO did as instructed.

LEO has no idea who is in vehicle intentionally disregarding orders, all the LEO knows is the driver is non-compliant.

Lots of questions such as why wasn’t a PGA rep onsite to assist entry. No matter, SS is wrong, he knows such.

If this had been one of the “40 illegals at Walmart” from last week’s post who disregarded LEO direct orders I’m betting reactions would be different.


“40 illegals at Walmart“ excuse me! Undocumented….

[BrianL99]

Jeff Darlington's eye witness report and perhaps even his video, seem to suggest the actual events were somewhat different than the report (attached). Then again, maybe he didn't see the what proceeded his video.

Scottie certainly doesn't have a reputation as a trouble maker. Given the huge disturbance and confusion around Valhalla this morning (according to everyone who was there), anything could have happened.

Apparently a $60 pair of pants were rendered useless.

[CarlR33]

U R making an assumption I wanted other thoughts.

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Welcome to ToTV...........FYI: No need to ask for thoughts or opinions........U R going to get them.

:ho:yup, and off we go you light the fire LOL

[fdpaq0580]

Couldn't care less about SS. My thoughts and prayers are for the poor dead man and the person that hit him.
😞

[JMintzer]

Couldn't care less about SS. My thoughts and prayers are for the poor dead man and the person that hit him.
😞

Which were Scheffler's very first words when he was interviewed after his round...

[asianthree]

If anyone has ever had a chance to play, Valhalla golf course, getting into the course is an adventure by itself, much less having fatality accident to make things even more confusing

[fdpaq0580]

Which were Scheffler's very first words when he was interviewed after his round...

Yes! Good on him for that acknowledgement.

[Taltarzac725]

Maybe they can get a wise judge to use this great golfer's skills to help the kids of Louisville by getting him to teach his skills to those who would not normally be walking on golf courses in any capacity.

[Normal]

The Masters jacket could be changed from green to orange?

[BrianL99]

The Masters jacket could be changed from green to orange?

https://x.com/i/status/1791617177595867154

[SHIBUMI]

This is how Texans are.......when push comes to shove......it's all about me!!!!!

Fame and fortune may get him off............as we have learned in our society that it does.

A kid stealing a Twinkie there would have never made his tee time.........

Life as we know it!!!!!!!!!! :police:








Scheffler was arrested and charged after he allegedly failed to follow police orders as he was about to enter Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville, Kentucky, for the second round of the tournament.

Scheffler was booked into the Louisville Department of Corrections later Friday. He was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer (a felony), criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic.

[txfan]

U R making an assumption I wanted other thoughts.

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Welcome to ToTV...........FYI: No need to ask for thoughts or opinions........U R going to get them.

:ho:

And in your case, never anything “helpful.”

[Wondering]

Scheffler was arrested and charged after he allegedly failed to follow police orders as he was about to enter Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville, Kentucky, for the second round of the tournament.

Scheffler was booked into the Louisville Department of Corrections later Friday. He was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer (a felony), criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic.
Let's see if white, celebrity privilege gets him out of this situation. Anyone wanna bet?

[Etpjay960]

As a retired first responder who worked in Highway Incident Management along side State Police, If we have the roadway shut down for investigation of a fatal accident then it's shut down period. If you go around the barricades or don't listen to LEO on scene then you deserve whatever happens to you !!! I've seen this happen where first responders, law enforcement , fireman have been hit or killed, I was hit 3 times in 20 years because people feel entitled ..."I don't have time for this I have to get to work !! do you know who I am" or I just wanted to get a picture, The best is I didn't see the lights !!!

[OhioBuckeye]

He’s only human!

[Marmaduke]

Let's see if white, celebrity privilege gets him out of this situation. Anyone wanna bet?
Not if alvin bragg has anything to say about it.

[Regorp]

Scheffler was arrested and charged after he allegedly failed to follow police orders as he was about to enter Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville, Kentucky, for the second round of the tournament.

Scheffler was booked into the Louisville Department of Corrections later Friday. He was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer (a felony), criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic.

Sounds like they knew who to pick on trying to derail his chances to win another major. A setup for sure, but then he shot a 66. You go, Scottie.

[Robojo]

Scheffler was arrested and charged after he allegedly failed to follow police orders as he was about to enter Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville, Kentucky, for the second round of the tournament.

Scheffler was booked into the Louisville Department of Corrections later Friday. He was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer (a felony), criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic.

Sounds politically motivated... sports politics

[Robojo]

SS ignored a direct order by LEO. Period. He was wrong. Comply always w/LEO, work it out after doing so.
Who is in vehicle (marked irrelevant-bad guys cheat) and the LEO did as instructed.

LEO has no idea who is in vehicle intentionally disregarding orders, all the LEO knows is the driver is non-compliant.

Lots of questions such as why wasn’t a PGA rep onsite to assist entry. No matter, SS is wrong, he knows such.

If this had been one of the “40 illegals at Walmart” from last week’s post who disregarded LEO direct orders I’m betting reactions would be different.

Sorry but if I'm just walking down the street mind my own business and some police officer barks in order at me I do not have to listen to him.

[MollyJo]

As a retired first responder who worked in Highway Incident Management along side State Police, If we have the roadway shut down for investigation of a fatal accident then it's shut down period. If you go around the barricades or don't listen to LEO on scene then you deserve whatever happens to you !!! I've seen this happen where first responders, law enforcement , fireman have been hit or killed, I was hit 3 times in 20 years because people feel entitled ..."I don't have time for this I have to get to work !! do you know who I am" or I just wanted to get a picture, The best is I didn't see the lights !!!

TY for your voice of reason.

[bsouthworth47@yahoo.com]

Don't understand why you felt the need to post this. It was all over the TV non stop yesterday!! Guess you like controversy.

[BrianL99]

As a retired first responder who worked in Highway Incident Management along side State Police, If we have the roadway shut down for investigation of a fatal accident then it's shut down period. If you go around the barricades or don't listen to LEO on scene then you deserve whatever happens to you !!! I've seen this happen where first responders, law enforcement , fireman have been hit or killed, I was hit 3 times in 20 years because people feel entitled ..."I don't have time for this I have to get to work !! do you know who I am" or I just wanted to get a picture, The best is I didn't see the lights !!!

Perhaps consider reading the facts, before opining on what may or may not have happened?

Sheffler was driving a properly marked and identified PGA Tour Contestant Courtesy Car (with door and windshield placards), which authorized passage through the area.

& Scottie Scheffler doesn't need to "act entitled" ... he is entitled. Without the players, there is no PGA Tournament. HE is #1 among the 155 stars of the show.

[graciegirl]

Perhaps consider reading the facts, before opining on what may or may not have happened?

Sheffler was driving a properly marked and identified PGA Tour Contestant Courtesy Car (with door and windshield placards), which authorized passage through the area.

& Scottie Scheffler doesn't need to "act entitled" ... he is entitled. Without the players, there is no PGA Tournament. HE is #1 among the 155 stars of the show.

I betcha he didn't act entitled. I betcha he didn't resist. I betcha he didn't understand and tried to go around. My belief is in that fine young man.

[It's Hot There]

Don't understand why you felt the need to post this. It was all over the TV non stop yesterday!! Guess you like controversy.

The thread started 24 hours ago......not all over the networks.

chilout

[graciegirl]

This is how Texans are.......when push comes to shove......it's all about me!!!!!

Fame and fortune may get him off............as we have learned in our society that it does.

A kid stealing a Twinkie there would have never made his tee time.........

Life as we know it!!!!!!!!!! :police:

Oh buddy. Now you've done it. Apparently you don't know the Texans I know. Scottie Schefflers fame and fortune are not all there is to know about him. He is a nice man with a nice family and has a lot of good stuff that almost everyone who follows golf knows about him. It is my experience that both golfers and police officers are to be looked up to. Someone misinterpreted something here and the truth will out. and remember this. There is a sign in my husbands office; Golf is not a matter of life or death. It is much more important than that. I believe in the Good of Scottie Scheffler. I believe in his parents. His dad was a stay at home dad and his mom was and IS the CEO of a law firm. Scott and his wife gave birth their first child a little boy ten days ago. That in itself would give folks the jitters but he went on to shoot a 66. Wow. Just Wow. All About Scottie Scheffler’s Parents, Scott and Diane Scheffler (https://people.com/all-about-scottie-scheffler-parents-7975415)

[Topspinmo]

My "favorite" charge is "third degree criminal mischief".

Pretty serious stuff!


Key word “charged” don’t mean it will stick. :police:

[rsmurano]

All these people claiming the golfer should be let off all charges should be ashamed of themselves and should read the facts before opening mouth. I don’t care who somebody is, if they disobey the law, hurt a police officer when they are working on a fatal accident themselves, they should be prosecuted. No sports person is above the law. This guy should have gotten out of his car and walked around the accident like other golfers did.
If it was me, and I knew he injured a police officer by breaking the law, he would have been put in jail and would have sat there until he was arraigned.

[BrianL99]

All these people claiming the golfer should be let off all charges should be ashamed of themselves and should read the facts before opening mouth. I don’t care who somebody is, if they disobey the law, hurt a police officer when they are working on a fatal accident themselves, they should be prosecuted. No sports person is above the law. This guy should have gotten out of his car and walked around the accident like other golfers did.
If it was me, and I knew he injured a police officer by breaking the law, he would have been put in jail and would have sat there until he was arraigned.

Anyone who assesses blame, without any knowledge of the facts, should be ashamed of themselves.

From all accounts, the "injury" the officer supposedly sustained, was a "scrape". Secondly, there's not a whit of evidence that Scheffler knew anyone was injured. Thirdly, the Police Dept has admitted that Scheffler's vehicle was authorized to enter and there's no reason he "should have gotten out of his car and walked".

If it wasn't for Scheffler and his fellow competitors, there would be no PGA Championship and the officer would have been home having coffee, not working extra shifts in support of the tournament.

[SHIBUMI]

Even Nice, very nice people can do something stupid............the law is the law, unless you are above the law.........and as we are seeing there are people above the law..........sad, very sad.........who you are is not written into the laws..what you do is...........but thats not our reality......

[bimmertl]

Latest update.

Officer involved in incident that led to Scottie Scheffler’s arrest ‘did not have body cam footage turned on’ - Yahoo Sports (https://www.yahoo.com/sports/officer-involved-incident-led-scottie-170651782.html)

Note the "alleged" injuries to the officer.

Pants teared beyond repair and he allegedly suffered pain to his left wrist and knee and was taken to the hospital.

Little kids sustain injuries like this falling off bikes and don't get taken to the hospital. But when a millionaire golfer is allegedly at fault the quick cash ideas come into play.

Next comes inability to work, wage loss, permanent disability and PTSD followed by a 500K demand.

Seen it many times before.

[BrianL99]

Latest update.

Officer involved in incident that led to Scottie Scheffler’s arrest ‘did not have body cam footage turned on’ - Yahoo Sports (https://www.yahoo.com/sports/officer-involved-incident-led-scottie-170651782.html)





... in violation of Louisville Police Department regulations.

[Normal]

And Scheffler is doing very badly today with his last double bogey. It likely is a result of poor club choices. Just like yesterday, he should have used his Driver.

[BrianL99]

And Scheffler is doing very badly today with his last double bogey. It likely is a result of poor club choices. Just like yesterday, he should have used his Driver.

Yeah, but Shane Lowry is proving once again, going to a gym and refraining from drinking, isn't what it's cracked up to be.

(Scottie has a "stand in" caddie today. His regular caddie (Ted Scott) is probably the best caddie in the world, but he's at his son's high school graduation today.)

[Margterrymcg]

My Opin.....................Scottie should not of, Cop was overzealous.

Work out a deal.
It’ll get dismissed as a misunderstanding and die a quiet death

[Shipping up to Boston]

What we have here.....is a failure to communicate!

[BrianL99]

It’ll get dismissed as a misunderstanding and die a quiet death

It may have already died.

His record has been redacted (or removed) from the public records.

Archonix XJail Public (https://mugshots.louisvilleky.gov/Default.aspx)

We'll know for sure on Tuesday ... or when the Mayor of Louisville holds a press conference, late Monday morning.

[Shipping up to Boston]

It may have already died.

His record has been redacted (or removed) from the public records.

Archonix XJail Public (https://mugshots.louisvilleky.gov/Default.aspx)

We'll know for sure on Tuesday ... or when the Mayor of Louisville holds a press conference, late Monday morning.

Don’t let Dave Portnoy see that....I still want a Free Scotty t shirt

[BrianL99]

Don’t let Dave Portnoy see that....I still want a Free Scotty t shirt

I think this is a better look.

[PugMom]

ESPN also got a copy of the arresting officer's ID picture

:a20::a20:

[PugMom]

And in your case, never anything “helpful.”

a sense of humor comes in handy :ohdear:

[PugMom]

Oh buddy. Now you've done it. Apparently you don't know the Texans I know. Scottie Schefflers fame and fortune are not all there is to know about him. He is a nice man with a nice family and has a lot of good stuff that almost everyone who follows golf knows about him. It is my experience that both golfers and police officers are to be looked up to. Someone misinterpreted something here and the truth will out. and remember this. There is a sign in my husbands office; Golf is not a matter of life or death. It is much more important than that. I believe in the Good of Scottie Scheffler. I believe in his parents. His dad was a stay at home dad and his mom was and IS the CEO of a law firm. Scott and his wife gave birth their first child a little boy ten days ago. That in itself would give folks the jitters but he went on to shoot a 66. Wow. Just Wow. All About Scottie Scheffler’s Parents, Scott and Diane Scheffler (https://people.com/all-about-scottie-scheffler-parents-7975415)

now THAT is a voice of reason! :wave:

[Robnlaura]

Over zealous police action.. simple.. it happens time and time again..

[Robnlaura]

Even Nice, very nice people can do something stupid............the law is the law, unless you are above the law.........and as we are seeing there are people above the law..........sad, very sad.........who you are is not written into the laws..what you do is...........but thats not our reality......
That’s what fat boy Al claimed :) as you can see the weaponization of the legal system has been going on for many years..

[Bellavita]

Where is the cam video? He has to be the most mellow Christian guy on tour. I got stopped and sat on the side of the road for 35 minutes in Kentucky and they charged me with fleeing and eluding so I will just wait for the truth to come out. Btw I fought it and won on appeal.Scheffler was arrested and charged after he allegedly failed to follow police orders as he was about to enter Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville, Kentucky, for the second round of the tournament.

Scheffler was booked into the Louisville Department of Corrections later Friday. He was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer (a felony), criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic.

[mraines]

Scheffler was arrested and charged after he allegedly failed to follow police orders as he was about to enter Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville, Kentucky, for the second round of the tournament.

Scheffler was booked into the Louisville Department of Corrections later Friday. He was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer (a felony), criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic.
Amazing that there is no bodycam footage.

[mraines]

Over zealous police action.. simple.. it happens time and time again..

He's lucky he's white, otherwise, he may have been shot.

[Robojo]

Scheffler was arrested and charged after he allegedly failed to follow police orders as he was about to enter Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville, Kentucky, for the second round of the tournament.

Scheffler was booked into the Louisville Department of Corrections later Friday. He was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer (a felony), criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic.

When did it change. It used to be I could walk down the street mind in my own business and if the cops told me to do something I could ignore them because I had not committed a crime. When did ignoring directives from a police officer actually become a crime when you had not previously been involved in a crime.

Sounds like dictatorship to me.

[BrianL99]

Amazing that there is no bodycam footage.

Here are the regulations, that were apparently ignored by the officer involved.

[asianthree]

So has the Tuesday arraignment time been changed?

[BrianL99]

So has the Tuesday arraignment time been changed?

There won't be any arraignment.

As I posted yesterday, the charges have already been redacted from the Police Log and they'll likely be a short press conference on Monday.

This is too much embarrassment for Louisville to handle.

As long as the cop gets reimbursed for his $60 pants, we'll probably seem him and Scottie doing a bro fist bump, by noon tomorrow.

[fdpaq0580]

When did it change. It used to be I could walk down the street mind in my own business and if the cops told me to do something I could ignore them because I had not committed a crime. When did ignoring directives from a police officer actually become a crime when you had not previously been involved in a crime.

Sounds like dictatorship to me.

You really believe that you could ignore a police officer because you "believe" you had committed no crime? You are joking! There are any number of reasons police may have legitimate need to speak to you.
LEO, "Stop and don't move"! You, unaware of the situation, ignore the officer and walk into the line of fire. Smooth move, X-lax.

"Dictatorship." No, no, no! You are funny! 😁😆😄

[BrianL99]

So it turns out, there were some other witnesses to the Scheffler incident.

Granted, the witness is probably somewhat biased toward Scottie, but his characterization of the scene, is exactly as many suspected. The cop was being a little over-zealous and anxious to show he was the boss.


‘Oh my God, it's Scottie Scheffler’: Eyewitness reveals new arrest details (https://golf.com/news/eyewitness-reveals-new-scottie-scheffler-arrest-details/)

[ThirdOfFive]

"An unfortunate confluence of events". Two people apparently seeing a situation from VERY different perspectives.

I doubt very much that Mr. Scheffler knew that there was an accident with fatalities involved and that the delay was more of an annoyance to him than anything else. By the same token I'd bet that the cop DID know that there was at least one fatality involved. So...an annoyance from one perspective, a possible matter of life and death from the other.

I'm taking the cop's side in this. I doubt he knew who was driving the car, and hopefully he cared even less. He was doing his job. Some folks may feel that he was doing so a bit more enthusiastically than he should have been, but that is a subjective point of view at best. I'd much rather have LEOs do their jobs from objective impartiality than to treat people differently based on their (assumed) importance.

[Rainger99]

Question for cops or lawyers.

Scottie is charged with disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic and second-degree assault of a police officer.

Reports are that the cop was wearing a yellow raincoat and was not clearly identifiable as a police officer. If you don’t know that a person is a cop, can you be be charged with assaulting a cop or disregarding signals from a cop? Is intent an issue? If I am driving and a plain clothes officer tells me to turn left and I turn right, have I committed a crime?

[Taltarzac725]

Question for cops or lawyers.

Scottie is charged with disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic and second-degree assault of a police officer.

Reports are that the cop was wearing a yellow raincoat and was not clearly identifiable as a police officer. If you don’t know that a person is a cop, can you be be charged with assaulting a cop or disregarding signals from a cop? Is intent an issue? If I am driving and a plain clothes officer tells me to turn left and I turn right, have I committed a crime?

We're there flashing lights and the like there? It sounded like a person was killed right around there?

[Normal]

The detective being dragged was no rookie. I’m willing to bet a nice under the table settlement clears everything up though.

[fdpaq0580]

Question for cops or lawyers.

Scottie is charged with disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic and second-degree assault of a police officer.

Reports are that the cop was wearing a yellow raincoat and was not clearly identifiable as a police officer. If you don’t know that a person is a cop, can you be be charged with assaulting a cop or disregarding signals from a cop? Is intent an issue? If I am driving and a plain clothes officer tells me to turn left and I turn right, have I committed a crime?

"Is intent an issue?" It is possibly a mitigating circumstance. Ex: You are trying to get to your tee time. You hit someone. You didn't intend to. But you did, and they die. Is it murder or manslaughter, or something else. You decide, Judge.

[Rainger99]

We're there flashing lights and the like there? It sounded like a person was killed right around there?

Really doesn’t answer my question. In order to prosecute someone for assaulting a police officer and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic, do the police have to prove that you knew it was a cop?

[fdpaq0580]

The detective being dragged was no rookie. I’m willing to bet a nice under the table settlement clears everything up though.

SS is rich, famous, and, to all accounts, a pretty nice guy. I wouldn’t exactly call it an under the table deal, but it will be explained away. No court case. Apologies all around for the misunderstanding. Officer will get neww pants and have SS sign the old ones for a trophy. He only people still talking about it will be on TOTV.

[JMintzer]

I'm betting all charges will be dismissed...

Called it...