A man was arrested for allegedly beating a man to death with the victim’s golf clubs at a Florida golf course Monday, Nov. 25, in West Palm Beach, Florida, according to ABC News, Local 10 and WPTV.
Junior Boucher, 36, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Brian Hiltebeitel, 65, who was reported missing by his family an hour before the incident. Hiltebeitel was “brutally assaulted” in a “random act of violence” at the Sandhill Crane Golf Club in West Palm Beach around 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 25, police said.
According to Palm Beach Gardens police, according to ABC News, a witness heard Hiltebeitel yell, “He’s trying to kill me,” as he ran away from Boucher, who was swinging a golf club.
Boucher, who was previously arrested on unrelated drug and domestic battery charges, allegedly began hitting Hiltebeitel in the head with a golf club. Boucher then chased Hiltebeitel toward a pond on the first hole of the golf course, according to police, according to ABC News.
Boucher allegedly continued to punch Hiltebeitel in the pond. Then, in the water, “[Boucher] jumped on Hiltebeitel and appeared to be choking him,” according to the police report.
After Hiltebeitel stopped moving, the suspect allegedly hit him in the head several more times. Then Boucher got out of the water and “took off his clothes,” according to the affidavit.
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Sandhill Crane Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on February 15, 2018.
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Authorities then responded to the scene and found a naked Boucher running away. Officers then went to Hiltebeitel and pulled him from the lake, where he was found with “multiple deep lacerations to the back of his head and to his body.” He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Boucher attempted to flee from authorities but was apprehended “only after the use of an electronic control weapon.” Palm Beach Gardens Police Chief Dominick Pape said Boucher was taken into custody “after a brief foot chase.”
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“At this time it does not appear that Boucher had any legitimate purpose for being on the golf course. This appears to be a random act of violence where Boucher used the victim’s golf clubs as a weapon and viciously attacked the victim, ultimately killing him,” he said. The Pope during a press conference on Thursday, reports WPTV.
Authorities are still investigating the killing and say they are unaware of any connection between Boucher and Hiltebeitel.
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Boucher is being held without bond in the Palm Beach County Jail, according to WPTV and Local 10.
A representative for the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for more information on Tuesday.
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