On Saturday afternoon, Upper East Side resident John Orna called police because his son Justin, who is in his 30s and lives with his dad, was flipping out and trashing the apartment. And when police arrived, Justin allegedly grabbed a three-foot-long decorative sword from the wall and brandished it at the cops. Luckily for him, police handled the situation with a great deal of restraint, and talked Justin into putting the sword down, and no one was hurt. He was taken from the building screaming incoherently and delivered to Bellevue for a psychiatric evaluation, but his father is standing by his son, and insisting he's just a little hyperactive.
"He doesn't know how to calm down," said Orna tells the Daily News. "He's harmless, he's like a bunny. He doesn't threaten anyone. Ten days, he's going to be back here, asking me to make him a grilled cheese sandwich." For his sake, we hope Orna prepares that sandwich EXACTLY to Justin's specifications. He may also want to consider redecorating the home with fewer weapons.
