HOMESTEAD, Fla. — A 51-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly attacking his longtime partner with a wooden bat in Homestead, leaving her with serious head injuries, authorities confirmed in an arrest report obtained by Local 10 News on Thursday.
Homestead police said Jamie Michael Lane and the victim, who have been in a relationship for about seven years and lived together for four, had been arguing throughout the day.
They said the victim ignored his phone calls, prompting Lane to arrive at the residence upset and begin knocking on the door.
When she refused to let him in, police said Lane allegedly kicked the door, breaking it, and entered the bedroom armed with a wooden bat.
They said he struck the victim with the bat three times — one time each in the forehead, back of the head, and in her left arm as she tried to defend herself, according to the report.
During the attack, police said the victim shouted, “Stop before you kill me,” prompting Lane to pause, get on his knees, pray, and ask for forgiveness before fleeing the home.
They said the victim was transported to Baptist Health Homestead Hospital with a left frontal hematoma and possible skull or facial fractures.
Authorities also confirmed that she was evaluated by a neurosurgeon and has a possible blood clot that may require surgery.
Police said a witness at the scene corroborated the victim’s account.
Officers later executed a search warrant at the residence and recovered the wooden bat, which appeared to have broken during the attack, the report stated.
Investigators confirmed that Lane turned himself in to authorities on Wednesday and is being held without bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
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