A Michigan man died after being beaten with a golf club by his neighbor. The story in the Detroit Free Press says the neighbor came into the victim’s house to attack him because of a dispute over the attacker’s dog. The 22-year old suspect hit the 44 year old man in the head with a 2-wood(?) on Tuesday night.
The victim planned on taking himself to the hospital but first called 9-1-1 to report the attack. An ambulance was dispatched. The suspect was being held on charges of “home invasion and assault with intent to do great bodily harm,” but since the victim died from his injuries on Thursday, the charge could change to second degree murder. You can hear the 9-1-1 call here.
Now, I don’t know anything about the dispute and I’m a softy when it comes to anything dog related. But seeing as how he presumably got the weapon (why a golf club?) from home and proceeded to his neighbor’s house where he broke in and beat the man, that sounds like attack, not defense.
Click the picture to enlarge. Can anyone tell what kind of club that is? Looks like a Callaway grip and it’s labeled as a “No. 2 driver.” Steel shafted driver? Did this kid inherit a set of clubs from his father only to turn one into a weapon? I doubt he even plays golf and if he did, I bet he couldn’t kill a golf ball with that club. Maybe it wasn’t about the dog at all, but his golf game. Dumbass. Is that your handicap or your IQ?
Remember the other 22-year-old who killed the goose with a golf club? Maybe the guy changed his identity, moved from Pittsburgh to Detroit and escalated from geese to humans. Or maybe we just need to watch those 22 year-olds. Do we need to issue licenses to operate golf clubs? Yikes.
August 18, 2007 at 11:38 pm
It is not a Callway. I hate to sound like a golf dork but I am. I can tell by the Ferrel. However, it would be ironic to get killed with a Callaway 2-wood because it was known as a “Heavenwood” before Callaway recycled the name for their Hybrids. Holy moly, I have become Cliff Claven!
August 19, 2007 at 2:05 am
Issuing a license for golf clubs won’t stop murder.
If you really want to hurt someone, you can do that with a pencil.
That kid has personal issues that has nothing with do with the old man. He was just a scapegoat.
January 4, 2008 at 5:33 am
That 22 year old graduated HS with me and he’s a snotty prep kid who’s parents bought him everything so no surprise he figured he could get away with murder. he actually ran the goose over with a golf cart than grabbed it and yanked it out of the water it ran to and beat it to death with a club in front of another golfer.
October 28, 2010 at 2:47 pm
when choosing golf clubs, i always prefer to use an iron:-.
November 14, 2010 at 6:37 pm
me and my best friend are members of the local town golf club, i am really excited to play golf ~”,