A man was arrested Monday after allegedly beating another man and sending him to the hospital, Colorado Springs police said. Lewis James Cox, 27, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault and booked into the El Paso County jail, records show.

Cox allegedly punched the victim, knocked him to the ground and kicked him in the head during a fight reported about 6:45 p.m. on the 1800 block of Zebulon Drive, off South Chelton Road and South Academy Boulevard, police said.

The victim was taken to a hospital and is expected to recover, police said.

Cox will be advised of the charges at the El Paso County courthouse on Wednesday, court records show.

The J.C. Penney store at the Chapel Hills Mall in Colorado Springs closed May 3. (Gazette file)