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.

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 years but had been romantically involved for a total of seven years, according to the arrest report. On the day in question, the pair had been repeatedly arguing about something, the woman told responding officers.

The woman eventually ignored Lane”s phone calls, she said. This allegedly prompted the man to arrive at the residence upset. When the woman refused to let him in after several knocks, Lane allegedly kicked down the door and broke inside toting a wooden baseball bat.

Then the alleged attack ensued.

The victim said Lane struck her three times – once each on her forehead, back of her head, and left arm, according to the report.

“Stop before you kill me,” the woman said she shouted.

The entreaty apparently had its desired effect and then some, according to the report. The woman said Lane ceased the beating and then dropped to his knees, prayed and asked for forgiveness. Then, she said, the defendant fled the scene.

A witness corroborated the woman’s account, police say.

After her interview, the victim was taken to nearby Baptist Health Homestead Hospital where she was diagnosed with a left frontal hematoma and possible skull or facial fractures, police said.

A search warrant was later obtained for the residence, according to law enforcement. Inside, investigators recovered a broken wooden bat believed to be the one used in the attack, according to the report.

Lane turned himself in on Wednesday. He is currently being detained in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center without bond. Jail records show the crime is classified as domestic violence in nature.

The defendant is being represented by a public defender, court records show.

On Wednesday, a stay-away order was issued in his case – intended to keep him from contacting the victim. Lane is next slated to appear in court for his arraignment on Oct. 14.