PGA Tour participant Erik Compton was arrested Saturday on felony and misdemeanor prices stemming from an alleged home violence incident in Miami, based on on-line data.
Compton, 43, was charged with felony theft/sturdy arm and misdemeanor battery.
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Jail picture of Erik Compton (Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation)
Compton and his spouse had been allegedly having a verbal spat over so-called “relationship points” when she began to file him, WPLG-TV reported, citing an arrest report. Authorities mentioned Compton grabbed the gadget out of his spouse’s fingers, threw it into the pool after which threw her into the wall by her shoulders.
The alleged incident left bruises on his spouse’s left arm, based on the report. Compton invoked his proper to an lawyer and refused to talk with police in regards to the state of affairs, based on the station.
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Erik Compton waves to the gallery after ending on the 18th inexperienced through the closing spherical of the U.S. Open in Pinehurst, North Carolina, June 15, 2014. (Reuters/Robert Galbraith)
Compton was taken into custody at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Heart in Miami and was freed on bond.
He has 5 top-10 finishes in 168 profession begins on the PGA Tour. He tied for second on the 2014 U.S. Open. He appeared in two PGA Tour occasions through the 2022-23 season, most lately ending tied for 63rd on the Charles Schwab Problem in Might.
Erik Compton hits his tee shot on the seventeenth gap through the U.S. Open on June 14, 2014. (Reuters/Robert Galbraith)
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The Miami native performed golf on the College of Georgia and took part within the Palmer Cup and Walker Cup.
