What started as a routine round at Sandhill Crane Golf Club turned into one of Palm Beach Gardens’ most shocking crime stories. Now the Palm Beach County man accused of beating and drowning a golfer on the course has been found competent to stand trial, reversing an earlier court ruling that temporarily paused the case. A judge has set the trial for December, and attorneys on both sides are gearing up with pretrial filings and jury-selection plans. The victim, 65-year-old Brian Hiltebeitel, was killed during the November 2024 attack.
Competency restored and trial date
At a May 4 hearing, prosecutors and defense attorneys told the court that 36-year-old Junior Boucher is competent to stand trial, and that jury selection is scheduled for Dec. 3, 2026, as reported by WPBF 25 News. The station reported that this finding reverses an earlier evaluation that had found Boucher incompetent because of mental illness.
Brutal, apparently random attack on course
According to The…..