Senator wants agencies to cut ties with contractor
A state senator is demanding government agencies sever all ties with a former Sharon Hill fire official and contractor who faces charges stemming from a racially charged confrontation late last year.
State Sen, Anthony H. Williams, a Democrat who represents parts of Philadelphia and Delaware counties, joined the Delaware County Black Caucus and other community leaders held a press conference in Folcroft on Thursday morning addressing ethnic intimidation and terroristic threats charges against John Romano after a November incident in which Romano allegedly used racial slurs and took pictures of a Black woman’s license plate.
Romano faces criminal charges, including ethnic intimidation, terroristic threats, harassment, disorderly conduct, and obstructing highways after a Nov. 21 confrontation with the unnamed woman.
The case is scheduled to go to trial in February.
Romano, a former Sharon Hill assistant fire chief, has been suspended by the fire company’s board of trustees and the borough has also severed ties, said Sharon Hill Council President Tanya Allen.
Sen. Williams wants to make sure that extends to J & P Fencing, a company Romano previously owned. A representative for the company told NBC10 in Philadelphia that Romano sold the business years ago and hasn’t worked there in seven months.
