A person who spent 16 years in jail for a 2004 college taking pictures in upstate New York was attacked by a sword-wielding vagrant on the homeless shelter the place he now works — and he’s going viral with candid TikTok updates on his restoration.
Jon Romano, who was launched from jail in 2020, needed to have his arms reattached after they have been severed within the terrifying Aug. 29 assault in Albany, that additionally left him with extreme accidents to his head and legs, in response to The Instances-Union.
Romano, 34, recounted the ordeal final week within the first of a collection of 9 TikToks recorded from his hospital mattress, biking by a variety of feelings from hopelessness to optimism.
“The man comes working proper at me screaming ‘f—ing white satan.’ And you already know, I run, ha. I run for my life actually,” Romano stated in one of many clips, all of which have since racked up between near a whole lot of 1000's to greater than 1,000,000 views.
He stated the assault began after he confronted a person getting lunch on the homeless shelter for utilizing racist language.
The assailant, who had two swords on him, “catches me on the stairway and knocks me down and I’m mendacity on the steps,” Romano recalled.
“He simply begins swinging the swords, and he’s chopping up my legs actual dangerous and I’m nonetheless holding them up at the same time as they’re falling aside,” he continued.
Romano stated he misplaced consciousness — and woke as much as the deranged man chopping off his arms.
“I don’t know why I’m alive to today,” he stated by tears. “I’ve been within the hospital for 3 and a half weeks now. I can’t actually transfer my arms or my legs, I can transfer my left one just a little bit however not my arms and I obtained pins holding my bones collectively. And I’ve misplaced all independence man I’m simply mendacity in mattress 24/7.”
Suspect Randell Mason, 42, is charged with a number of felonies together with tried first diploma homicide.
He reportedly admitted to police that he “chopped up” Romano after a disagreement.
Romano has been in search of redemption for the taking pictures at Columbia Excessive Faculty, within the Albany suburbs, almost twenty years in the past, the Instances-Union reported.
Then 16, Romano fired a 12-gauge shotgun at college students and employees, injuring a instructor, earlier than he was tackled and disarmed by an assistant principal, in response to the native outlet.
He was convicted of tried homicide and launched from jail in 2020. He had since been working on the Neighborhood Connections Drop-In Middle within the poverty-stricken neighborhood of Arbor Hill, not removed from the state Capitol.
In Romano’s subsequent clips, which have racked up thousands and thousands of views, he appeared upbeat and centered on overcoming his accidents.
“We’re nonetheless going to push ahead, we’re nonetheless going to speak about reforms and doing good,” he stated.
He regained some motion in his arms — which have been reattached, and stated medical doctors instructed him there's a likelihood he may in the future stroll once more.
In a single clip posted Sunday, Romano is seen basking within the solar within the courtyard of a hospital.
“It’s a stunning day and I simply wished to share it with y’all,” he stated by a large grin. “And I actually wanted this and I’m so glad for this. I’m glad to be alive.”
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