Sumter County

Suspect's Florida golf course photo op led to arrest in fatal beating of 87-year-old man

The 87-year-old victim died from his injuries weeks after the attack.

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A Florida man has been arrested after he was accused of repeatedly punching an 87-year-old man in the head in a country club parking lot over a car accident, according to an arrest report.

Dean Zook was attacked on June 28 at Glenview Country Club after hitting the front bumper of another car, WESH reported.

The suspect approached the victim, saying, "You hit my car," according to the report.

When Zook requested to exchange insurance information and admitted to hitting the car, the suspect, 75-year-old Robert Moore, started punching Zook repeatedly, the report states.

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Moore soon realized the vehicle that Zook hit did not belong to him and walked away, the report said.

The attack left Zook with bleeding from the brain and he later died from his injuries at an area hospital on July 16th.

According to the arrest report, the suspect was caught on Glenview Country Club surveillance video around the time of the attack and a credit card transaction gave deputies the name "Robert Moore."

A Google search of Moore led deputies to an article from November 2022, referencing that Robert Moore scored a hole-in-one at the Tarpon Boil Executive Golf Course.

He appeared to be wearing the same shoes, shorts and sunglasses seen in the video from Glenview Country Club.

The article also mentioned that Moore lived within the Village of Polo Ridge -- which is in close proximity to the Country Club.

Moore was later arrested on charges of aggravated manslaughter of an elderly person.

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