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Golfer who claimed he was kidnapped last year arrested after at John Deere Classic

It happened again. Robert Allenby is in the news for all the wrong reasons. Allenby, who is currently No. 237 in the FedEx Cup standings and has made just two of 21 cuts this season, was arrested this week after missing the cut at the John Deere Classic.

Roberty Allenby, from Australia, was arrested outside of Jumer's Casino around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, August 13, 2016, after Day 2 of the tournament. Arrest reports from the Rock Island Police Department show that Allenby was booked into the Rock Island County Jail shortly after 4 a.m., charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing.