Laundry attack victim speaks out

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WDTN) - The victim of a brutal attack at a Middletown laundromat  talked for the first time Thursday about his ordeal.

David Jones, 57, was inside the Mid-Town Laundry on Verity Parkway Wednesday when a man approached him from behind and started hitting him with a stick.

The attack was caught on the laundry's surveillance camera .

Jones says he received 18 staples and four stitches to close the wounds on his face and head.

"I thought I was going to pass out, I was bleeding so bad," said Jones.  "He kept going on and on.  I didn't know how long I was going to last."

Jones says he was grateful that the camera were rolling.

Police describe the suspect as a balding man in his 40s or 50s with a goatee.  He was wearing glasses, a long black jacket, blue jeans and work boots.

He left the scene in a small, red car.

Call Crime Stoppers at 222-7867 if you have any information about this crime.