His wife allegedly set their home on fire. He's not sure she should come back.
Speaking on Thursday as he tore sheetrock from a kitchen wall in his fire-swept, two-story house, 61-year-old
Held at the
"I stayed up all night trying to decide what I should do about bailing her out, whether it was a good idea, that kind of thing. I wound up with such a bad 50-50 that I actually called somebody in the police department last night and had a discussion with them about it," Jerome said Thursday, his hands grimy with soot. "I haven't come to a conclusion. I really don't know."
A former paper mill worker, construction contractor and convenience store assistant manager who works now as a clerk at a redemption center in
Slim and blonde, and speaking with a Ukrainian accent so thick it convinces many people that she doesn't speak English, Vasylyk cuts a striking figure, said Jerome. He described her as a talented oil painter and cook, and a down-to-earth, warm and friendly person who fascinates Jerome with her vast intelligence.
"I like archaeology, anthropology. I like different types of science, like the Big Bang Theory and engineering concepts," Jerome said. "I mean, give me some [intellectual] meat, and you own me. And she does. She does that. She's fantastic. You know, I've told her, and I've told other people, she's brilliant to me, as far as I'm concerned. She's a fantastic woman. Amazing."
But that's when she's healthy, he said.
About half the time in their six-year marriage, Vasylyk has seemed paranoid and delusional. She has gone through dayslong episodes of deep depression during which she cries for hours. Other times, words pour from her in a nonstop stream up to 30 minutes at a time, Jerome said.
She has twice spent weeks in psychiatric hospitals in recent years -- in
Jerome also told police that Vasylyk had refused to take her medication, according to the affidavit.
Vasylyk's attorney,
Jerome said he still loves his wife but wants her to be safe. He doubts he will pay her bail, given that his house took heavy smoke and water damage, and moderate damage from the flames of the fire. He would feel much more like welcoming her back if he could be assured that she was safe to be around, he said.
"I'm very distraught about the fact that she can be released on bail, and now she's expecting me to come up with
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