A 65-year-old golfer died at a course in Florida after being attacked along with his personal golf equipment in what seems to be a “random act of violence,” police say.Â
Junior Boucher, 36, is now dealing with a first-degree homicide cost after the loss of life of Brian Hiltebeitel on the Sandhill Crane Golf Membership in Palm Seaside Gardens Monday afternoon.Â
“Presently, it doesn’t seem that Boucher had any professional goal for being on the golf course. This seems to be a random act of violence the place Boucher used the sufferer’s golf golf equipment as weapons and viciously attacked the sufferer, finally killing him,” Palm Seaside Gardens Police Chief Dominick Pape mentioned at a information convention Tuesday.Â
In response to a police report, witnesses heard Hiltebeitel scream, “He is making an attempt to kill me,” after which noticed Boucher beating him with a golf membership on the primary fairway. Â
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Hiltebeitel tried to run away, however Boucher retrieved one other membership from Hiltebeitel’s bag and chased him right into a pond, the place he jumped on high of him, choked him and once more beat him, police mentioned.Â
After the assault, Boucher stripped off his garments and fled into the woods. Officers used a stun gun to subdue him. Â
Boucher, who’s being held with out bond, has earlier arrests for home battery, battery on a police officer and drug possession.Â
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Pape informed reporters Tuesday that efforts to save lots of Hiltebeitel’s life have been unsuccessful, including he was pronounced lifeless on the golf course.Â
Boucher had been reported lacking by his household an hour earlier than the assault, in keeping with The Related Press.Â
Court docket information present that, earlier Monday, members of Boucher’s household had filed an eviction discover to take away him from their home.Â
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Dina Lauro, recognized by WPTV as Hiltebeitel’s girlfriend, described him as “such , good individual. He was thrilling to be with, at all times in temper, by no means depressed, get up comfortable.”Â
The Related Press contributed to this report.Â