Golfer, 76, arrested for manslaughter for punching an 87-year-old man over a fender bender at a Florida country club: Cops identified suspect from a seven-month-old photo of him celebrating a hole-in-one

A road-rage confrontation at a Florida country club left a senior citizen dead and another golfer facing accusations of manslaughter after cops tracked him down using a seven-month-old photo of him celebrating a hole-in-one. Robert Edward Moore Jr. (pictured), 76, was arrested for the June 28 incident – which happened at the Glenview County Club and left Dean William Zook, 87, dead.

Moore Jr. – who mistakenly thought his car was struck by Zook’s when he and his wife pulled into the golf club for dinner at its restaurant – is facing a charge of aggravated manslaughter of an elderly person, a crime punishable by up to 30 years in prison. Now being mourned by his family, Zook died less than three weeks after the altercation took place – a day before his 88th birthday. Cops further stated: ‘The defendant also admitted to knowing the victim was older and appeared to be frail, but stated he did not think he was 87 years of age.’

Police used a news photo published in February showing Moore Jr. celebrating a hole-in-one three months earlier in November 2022 to help identify him as the suspect in the case because he was wearing the same clothes for the lucky shot as was spotted by the suspect in the parking lot attack. A portion of the filing, obtained and laid bare by FOX 35 Orlando read, ‘At the time, an unknown white male subject approached the scene of the minor accident and exclaimed, “What the hell, you hit my car!”

A subpoena has since been issued for EMS records in connection with the senior’s death – indicating the prosecutor’s office is beginning to build its case against his alleged assailant, who is now free on $30,000 bond. It also showed how it all evolved from a misunderstanding – with Moore realizing after the beating the car Zook struck actually belonged to someone else, and was only the same model as his car park elsewhere in the facility. ‘The unknown subject then struck the 87-year-old victim in the jaw with a closed fist, pushing him backwards,’ police noted.

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