The sheriff's statement said a suspect identified as Taylor Anthony Mazzanti, 25, was arrested and has been charged with felony battery. The sheriff's statement also reported no possible motive or any apparent link to the mosque or those attending it. Authorities said they have arrested a suspect in the early Saturday beating of a man outside a Florida mosque that Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen had attended, and an Islamic group said the victim was a Muslim. The Council statement said the sheriff's office has repeatedly ignored pleas to tighten security since Mateen fatally shot 49 people at a nightclub two weeks ago. He said a man approached, began punching the victim in the face and knocked out one of the man's teeth.

Source: ABC News July 02, 2016 15:44 UTC