jim j- I know you're a buddy of Zack's. I'm a friend of Evan's. Since you've done a fantastic job of smearing Evan's (or is it Ben?) name while lacking any substance whatsoever, let me clear the air:

If you heard "Ben" is a hot headed drunk--whoever Ben is. Evan goes by his first name. Almost every night I went out this year I was with Evan. He NEVER was ANYTHING but cordial, polite, and friendly to EVERYONE.

You're incorrect about the witnesses-they were with Zack. Evan was outside by himself. End of story.

Evan works a full-time job and had work the next day. He went to Jackpot because he lives a block away and it was closing after Thurs night. He wasn't "so drunk he hit his head." In fact, I've NEVER seen Evan visibly intoxicated OR EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BIT, OUT OF LINE. Period.

The man who attacked Evan struck him, picked him up off his feet and rammed him head-first into the wall or concrete. This was corroborated by the police (via testimonies) & the neurosurgeon.

Anyone who knows Zach will attest to the fact that the stories in the news, if true, are totally bizarre in reaction to his actual personality. He's a softie, dare I say wimp...my assumption before yesterday was he would run away from any fight. However, I can only assume an alcohol induced evening led them to both say/do things out of character, and unfortunately, when you put a head injury in the mix, you can have freak/tragic results.

if he dies, then this poor poll kid gets the spend of the rest of his life in prison and justice will be served for taking a man's life.

Posters, commenters and the like:

If your refering to the individual who has been charged in this case by anything other than Zach than it is obvious that you do not know him well enough to publish your conclusions about him.

He has been merely charged with a crime. Many men have been charged and found later to have been wrongfully or overly charged as a result of exagerations and over broadcasting the only known facts in situation.

Lets allow the both family's involved in this unfortunate incident the ability to process what is happening in the lives of each of their sons lives and leave the comments about how drunk, criminal or deliberate their actions have been to this point.

If your child caused unknown amounts of serious injuries to another child regardless of the situation, I can only imagine that you would want the other child to regain his or her health and your child to face the music of their actions in full, however without being crucified before the start.

"Had a severe head injury once" - illegals--GO HOME.

ahhh. that explains it.