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 Seaside 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 struggle on the course on the Sandhill Crane Golf Membership.
One man is in custody.
Police haven’t mentioned what the struggle was about and haven’t but launched the title of the sufferer nor the suspect.@WPBF25News pic.twitter.com/871LfSE5NQ
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Officers wrote within the docs {that a} witness instructed them they noticed 36-year-old Junior Boucher quarreling with 65-year-old Brian Hiltebritel … after they heard Hiltebritel scream out, “He’s trying 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.
“Once in the water,” officers mentioned a witness instructed them, “Boucher jumped on top of Hiltebritel and appeared to be choking him. Boucher then got off of Hiltebritel who was no longer moving and retrieved a golf club and struck him repeatedly in the head.”
Cops said the witness mentioned Boucher then acquired out of the water, took off his garments and began to stroll away.
Police mentioned after 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 courtroom Tuesday to face one cost of first-degree homicide … and on the proceedings, a choose denied his bond. Boucher is now slated to return to courtroom 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.
