Scottie Scheffler's attorney says his client 'absolutely has grounds for a lawsuit' after assault charges were dropped in Louisville... but PGA Tour star 'wants to move on' from arrest

World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler could sue Louisville police if he were so inclined, but prefers to move on from his recent arrest, according to his attorney.

'There are absolutely grounds for a lawsuit, but he doesn't want to be involved in it. Scottie Scheffler wants to move on from it,' Scheffler's attorney, Steve Romines, told reporters in Louisville on Wednesday.

Charges against Scheffler were dropped Wednesday following his arrest at the PGA Championship earlier this month. The PGA Tour star was charged with assaulting a police officer with his vehicle as he approached the Valhalla Golf Course on May 17. The arresting officer, Detective Bryan Gillis, claimed Scheffler 'refused' to comply with instructions and 'accelerated forward, dragging' the officer to the ground.

Surveillance video from the incident did not corroborate Gillis' account. Furthermore, Gillis has been reprimanded for failing to activate his police body cam during the arrest.

'The more evidence that comes out, the more it shows that Scottie was a victim here,' Romines said. 'And I think everybody sees something like this happen and realizes they're one wrong turn ... from going to jail themselves.'

Police footage does show Scheffler admitting to the officer that he 'should have stopped' and conceded that he was being 'impatient.'

But to Romines, Scheffler's statement is proof that speaking to police without an attorney is a bad idea.

'That's why you don't talk to the police,' he said, adding, 'they are trying to get you to incriminate yourself.

'Here's what happened,' Romines continued. 'He is being interrogated after the most stressful situation of his life. And the officer is actually asking him leading questions and trying to get him to agree with him.

'And that's why you don't talk to the police. Because they are going to try to put words in your mouth. And that's exactly what he did.'

One reporter pointed out that Scheffler was mirandized before making his statement to police, but Romines was unmoved.

'He didn't have to speak,' Romines said. 'Again, he asked to talk to the officer. He wanted to explain to him what happened. However, they are trying to get him to confess to something that he didn't do. And the video evidence shows he didn't do it.'

Scheffler had faced four charges, including the felony offence of second degree assault of a police officer. 

Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell addressed the court Wednesday and announced his office would not pursue criminal action against golf's world No. 1.

O'Connell filed a motion to dismiss the case and said Scheffler's claim that the incident resulted from a misunderstanding 'is corroborated by the evidence.'

'Based upon the totality of the evidence, my office cannot move forward in the prosecution of the charges filed against Mr. Scheffler,' O'Connell said during the hearing that lasted less than 10 minutes.

It comes less than a week after Louisville Metro police chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel vowed to 'to respect the legal process' and 'let it play out' in a press conference.