A horrifying act of violence resulted in a man losing his life at Sandhill Crane Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens this past Monday.
According to WPTV, a 36-year-old man named Junior Boucher viciously attacked 65-year-old Brian Hiltebeitel with his own golf clubs. It unfortunately gets even worse, as Boucher continued his rampage by drowning Hiltebeitel in a nearby pond on the golf course. He's facing a first-degree murder charge while being held at Palm Beach County Jail.
An eyewitness reportedly told the police that Boucher started choking Hiltebeitel before striking him in the head with a golf club. The 65-year-old's body was found on the first hole at Sandhill Crane Golf Club.
The police were forced to use an "electronic control weapon" on Boucher since he refused to listen to their commands.
Here are more details from WPTV:
According to a newly released arrest report, Palm Beach Gardens police responded to the golf course just before 1:30 p.m. Monday after getting reports of a man attacking another man with a golf club.
When officers arrived, they found Hiltebeitel's body on the fairway of hole one and Boucher, who was naked, running away.
According to the report, a witness told police he had been playing golf on hole one when he heard a man yelling, then saw Hiltebeitel "retreating" from Boucher, who was "holding a golf club and was swinging it towards Hiltebeitel."
Palm Beach Gardens Police Chief Dominick Pape spoke to reporters Tuesday about this horrible situation.
“At this time, it does not appear that Boucher had any legitimate purpose for being at the golf course,” Pape said. “This appears to be a random act of violence where Boucher used the victim’s golf clubs as weapons and viciously attacked the victim, ultimately killing him.”
Boucher has been denied bond in court.
Our thoughts are with Hiltebeitel's loved ones at this time.
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