A Florida golfer was arrested for homicide at a course on Monday … after authorities say a witness noticed him savagely beat a person with a number of golf equipment — after which drown the man in a close-by water hazard.
The Palm Seashore Gardens Police Division mentioned in an incident report, obtained by TMZ Sports activities, the scene all performed out at round 1:22 PM on the primary gap of the Sandhill Crane Golf Membership.
@PBGPD confirms one man was killed throughout a battle on the course on the Sandhill Crane Golf Membership.
One man is in custody.
Police haven’t mentioned what the battle was about and haven’t but launched the identify of the sufferer nor the suspect.@WPBF25News pic.twitter.com/871LfSE5NQ
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Officers wrote within the docs {that a} witness informed them they noticed 36-year-old Junior Boucher quarreling with 65-year-old Brian Hiltebritel … once they heard Hiltebritel scream out, “He is making an attempt to kill me.”
It is alleged Boucher hit Hiltebritel a number of instances with a number of golf equipment repeatedly … till the 2 ended up in a pond.
“As soon as within the water,” officers mentioned a witness informed them, “Boucher jumped on prime of Hiltebritel and seemed to be choking him. Boucher then received off of Hiltebritel who was not shifting and retrieved a golf membership and struck him repeatedly within the head.”
Cops acknowledged the witness mentioned Boucher then received out of the water, took off his garments and began to stroll away.
Police mentioned once they arrived on scene, Boucher tried to evade officers — however after they used an digital management weapon, they had been capable of take him into custody.
As for Hiltebrital, cops wrote within the docs life-saving efforts had been made … however he was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
Boucher appeared in court docket Tuesday to face one cost of first-degree homicide … and on the proceedings, a decide denied his bond. Boucher is now slated to return to court docket subsequent month.
It is not but clear what Boucher’s relationship with Hiltebritel is … cops are anticipated to talk extra on the matter later Tuesday.
