Suburban Man Accused Of Beating Woman's Head Against Clothes Dryer

(CBS) -- A 54-year-old south suburban man is being held in Indiana - accused of beating a woman's head against a clothes dryer yesterday.

There was only one working clothes dryer at the Jellystone Campground in Kosciusko County, Indiana, and the sheriff's office says there was apparently a fight over who was using it.

Sheriff's Sgt. Chad Hill says a 24-year-old Indiana woman was critically injured , her head beaten against the dryer.

"She had received an injury to her temple area after he had forced her - struck her - against a dryer unit.

"Officers were able to locate the suspect at his campground site and he was arrested and preliminary charged with felony aggravated battery."

The man charged is 54-year-old Michael Patrick Zimny of Glenwood, Illinois, in southern Cook County.

Zimny's grandson doubts the allegations, saying his family member is a hard worker.

"I'm very upset that my grandpa's accused of something like that. He's not like that. I've grown up with him 19 years. I look up to the man," Gage Walters tells CBS 2's Brad Edwards.

He said the campground where police say the attack occurred is a retreat for the family.

"We go to the campground and relax. We get away from everything over here.  That's our little piece of heaven," Walters says.