World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler’s arrest and prompt release from a Kentucky jail is rankling some who question whether he was given preferential treatment because of his fame. They recall what they consider malfeasance by the Louisville police department, which a national report last year found has used excessive force and invalid search warrants. And they wonder why Scheffler was released so quickly. Scheffler was arrested outside the Valhalla Golf Club on Friday morning after allegedly injuring a police officer who was directing traffic. Scheffler was charged with felony assault but released without posting bond. Soon he was teeing off at the PGA Championship before a cheering crowd.
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Scheffler starts his day in jail, then finds peace and a chance to win in the midst of all the chaos
Perspective was even harder to come by than birdies through all the raindrops, bourbon and cigar smoke that streamed across golf’s biggest stage during one of the sport’s most bizarre mornings ever. By the time the world’s best player, Scottie Scheffler, had been booked into jail, had his mug shot taken, his police statement recorded, his release secured, entrepreneurs near Valhalla Golf Club were already selling “Free Scottie” T-shirts outside. Fans were already wearing them inside. Amid all that, Scheffler shot a 5-under 66 and left the course tied for third in the PGA Championship. He called it one of the better rounds of his life, considering the circumstances.
A Hungarian court of appeal has upheld a request from an Italian anti-fascist activist to be moved from jail to house arrest in Budapest as she awaits trial. Authorities said Wednesday that the court approved Salis’ request upon payment of a bail of about 40,000 euros. The court said that Salis will be able to leave house arrest only with the special permission of the court and then will be monitored with an electronic bracelet. The appeal had been filed by Salis’ lawyers in late March after a judge denied her house arrest in both Hungary and Italy.
A 30-year-old prisoner nicknamed “The Fly” has become notorious in France overnight after a daring and bloody escape from a prison convoy in Normandy that left two guards dead. Mohamed Amra has a long and violent criminal history that has now culminated in a high-profile search. Amra was born in Rouen and had a colorful adolescence marked by early run-ins with the law. The Paris public prosecutor says Amra's first offenses occurred between the ages of 11 and 14. They involved violence, theft and extortion. He grew up in a troubled environment in Normandy and he quickly became entangled in a life of crime.
This picture provided by Interpol shows Mohamed Amra, a convict that escaped from prison on Tuesday. May 14, 2024. A massive manhunt is underway in France on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, for an armed gang that ambushed a prison convoy, killing two prison officers, seriously injuring three others and springing the inmate they were escorting. (Interpol via AP)
A massive manhunt is underway in France for an armed gang that killed two prison officers and seriously injured three others, to spring an inmate they were escorting. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Wednesday that “unprecedented” efforts are being deployed. He said hundreds of officers were mobilized in the search for the escaped convict Mohamed Amra and the assailants who ambushed the convoy transporting him on Tuesday. The violence of the attack has shocked France. Prison workers held moments of silence Wednesday outside prisons in Paris and elsewhere to commemorate the officers who were killed.
Two French prison officers have been killed and three others seriously injured when their prison convoy was attacked in Normandy. Officials say the attack occurred as the convoy was returning to Évreux jail after a court hearing in Rouen. Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti said he would join a crisis unit to address the emergency. He said “All means are being used to find these criminals." French media reported that a prisoner being transported in the van may have escaped with the assailants. The incident has prompted a significant law enforcement operation in the northeastern region of France as authorities worked to secure the area and apprehend the assailants.
A young Thai activist who went on a hunger strike after being jailed for advocating reform of the country’s system of monarchy has died in a prison hospital. Netiporn Sanesangkhom was a member of the activist group Thaluwang, known for their bold and aggressive campaigns demanding reform of the monarchy and abolition of the law that makes it illegal to defame members of the royal family. She appears to be the first political activist in Thailand to have died from a hunger strike. The Corrections Department said Netiporn, 28, suffered cardiac arrest early Tuesday morning.
Three men charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger have reached plea deals with prosecutors. The plea deals were disclosed Monday in court filings nearly six years after the 89-year-old gangster was beaten to death in his cell at a troubled West Virginia prison. Prosecutors asked the court to schedule hearings for the men to change their not-guilty pleas and to be sentenced, though they didn’t provide further details about the plea agreements, which have not been filed in court. An attorney for one of the defendants declined to comment, and attorneys for the other two didn't immediately respond to requests to discuss the new filing.
The women's section of Rikers Island is getting a redesigned and more kid-friendly visitation room ahead of Mother's Day. Prison officials say a colorful, interactive play room will improve bonding between jailed mothers and their children. The visitation hub was designed and installed by the Children’s Museum of Manhattan and replicates exhibitions at the museum’s home on the Upper West Side. Museum leaders say the exhibits teach preschool skills like communication, sharing and literacy. Only 370 of Rikers Island's 6,000 jailed residents are women. Similar child-friendly exhibits are planned to be rolled out in men's visitor centers on the island over the next year.
