A suspect was arrested after a man was found battered near the Palmetto Expressway in Hialeah Wednesday night, authorities said.
Florida Highway Patrol officials said troopers responded to a disturbance call shortly before 8 p.m. after the victim was battered on the entrance ramp to the northbound Palmetto from Northwest 122nd Street.
A perimeter was established and the suspect was found and taken into custody and later booked into jail.
The victim was treated at the scene.
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Hialeah Police said the incident had initially been reported as a possible armed suspect.