A Florida man is behind bars after beating his girlfriend nearly to death with a baseball bat as she pleaded for him to stop, according to law enforcement in the Sunshine State.

Jamie Michael Lane, 51, stands accused of one count of attempted felony murder , according to Miami-Dade County court records.

The underlying incident occurred on Tuesday at a residence in Homestead, a medium-sized city and suburb of Miami.

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Police were called to the residence Lane shared with the victim after the violence had already occurred, according to an arrest report obtained by local independent TV station WPLG .

The victim said the two had lived together for four y

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