A south suburban Chicago man was being held in an Indiana jail Monday night, accused of felony aggravated battery after a fight over the sole clothes dryer at the Jellystone Campground.
Michael Patrick Zimny, 54, of Glenwood, Ill., is accused of leaving a woman in critical condition after he bashed her head against the dryer.
Zimney's grandson told NBC Chicago there's no way the allegations against his grandfather are true.
"It does not sound right," said Gage Walters. "He'd never do anything like that. He's not that type of person. He's a hard worker."
The victim, a 24-year-old woman, has been in an out of consciousness, and her account of what happened at the campground in Pierceton, Ind., is unclear.
"It's my understanding that we weren't able to get a direct statement from her," said Sgt. Chad Hall.
Walters said Zimny, a tow truck operator, rarely takes vacation but goes to the Jellystone Campground when he needs time away.
Zimny was being held without bond by the Kosciusko County Prosecutors Office.
I think it is wiise to hold him in custody but it is importaant to wait until the victim awakes and see her side of the story because she could have accidentally hit her head on the dryer.
There can be one of two scenarios in this situation; the man has either been flasely accused and is in jail for the wrong reason, or he is a working man, that slipped away from normality and lost his senses. *Suspenseful music plays* and the verdict says?
Thats just insane... How can you do that to woman if youre a man. Thats juust not right. Obviously the girl is hurt and she obviosly didnt bash her own head in. Its pretty clear that this guy did it.
I feel very sorry for the woman; but the police need to hear what happened first before they make any important decisions. I wonder if the man was just angry or if the woman aggravated him.
This incident is so sad. The woman probably didn't deserve what happened to her even if she may have angered the man. I hope that she recovers and the incident clears up so that the truth will come out!
No person deserves to be brutally attacked like that , if she was attacked. I do agree that the police should wait until the victim has regained full conciseness to hear what she has to say about what happened.
poor woman! she shouldnt have deserved that no matter what the circumstances were. but since the woman didn't say anything yet, maybe theres more to it?
