By . Zoe Szathmary . A 76-year-old Army veteran was punched by a stranger in a California parking lot in an assault that was caught on security footage. San Diego County Crime Stoppers is offering $2500 as a reward for information on the April 30 assault in El Cajon - $1500 of which was donated by victim Ron Torncello on Wednesday, KGTV reported. Scroll down for video . Victim: Ron Torncello, pictured, was punched after a man allegedly became upset that Torncello had been talking on his cell phone while driving through a parking lot . 'I thought anything that could catch the guy [...] I would support,' Torncello told KGTV. 'This guy needs to be put away.' Torncello told the station the attack happened after the man approached him and yelled at him for driving and talking on his cell phone at the same time. The man was 'screaming in the window, with his cell phone, saying "You were talking on your phone, you were on your cell phone,"' Torncello told KGTV. At the time of the April 30 . assault, police described the suspect in a press release as 'a White male adult, . at least 6’0 tall with a muscular build' who 'was wearing dark shorts, a . white t-shirt, and a light colored baseball hat with the letters UFC on . the front.' Severe: Police said Torncello's injuries required two surgeries . Attack: The suspect can be seen punching Torncello in surveillance video released by authorities . Torncello told KGTV that a man 'got between me and the guy he started to chew this guy out, and kind of chased him off.' 'Eye socket bones were broken. They had to take skin and rebuild my eye lid. I'm in constant pain,' Torncello told KGTV of his injuries. Authorities said Torncello 'suffered major injuries which have required two facial reconstructive surgeries' in a June 18 statement.
Ron Torncello, a 76-year-old Army veteran, was allegedly punched in an El Cajon parking lot by a man who was upset Torncello had been driving and talking on the phone at the same time .
Authorities said Torncello required two facial surgeries after the assault .
San Diego County Crime Stoppers is offering $2500 as a reward for information - $1500 of which was donated by Torncello himself .
By . Zoe Szathmary . A 76-year-old Army veteran was punched by a stranger in a California parking lot in an assault that was caught on security footage. San Diego County Crime Stoppers is offering $2500 as a reward for information on the April 30 assault in El Cajon - $1500 of which was donated by victim Ron Torncello on Wednesday, KGTV reported. Scroll down for video . Victim: Ron Torncello, pictured, was punched after a man allegedly became upset that Torncello had been talking on his cell phone while driving through a parking lot . 'I thought anything that could catch the guy [...] I would support,' Torncello told KGTV. 'This guy needs to be put away.' Torncello told the station the attack happened after the man approached him and yelled at him for driving and talking on his cell phone at the same time. The man was 'screaming in the window, with his cell phone, saying "You were talking on your phone, you were on your cell phone,"' Torncello told KGTV. At the time of the April 30 . assault, police described the suspect in a press release as 'a White male adult, . at least 6’0 tall with a muscular build' who 'was wearing dark shorts, a . white t-shirt, and a light colored baseball hat with the letters UFC on . the front.' Severe: Police said Torncello's injuries required two surgeries . Attack: The suspect can be seen punching Torncello in surveillance video released by authorities . Torncello told KGTV that a man 'got between me and the guy he started to chew this guy out, and kind of chased him off.' 'Eye socket bones were broken. They had to take skin and rebuild my eye lid. I'm in constant pain,' Torncello told KGTV of his injuries. Authorities said Torncello 'suffered major injuries which have required two facial reconstructive surgeries' in a June 18 statement.
By . Zoe Szathmary . A 76-year-old Army veteran footage. San Diego County Crime Stoppers is offering $2500 as a reward for information on the April 30 assault in El Cajon - $1500 of which was Ron Torncello, pictured, was punched after a man allegedly became upset that Torncello had been for driving and talking on his cell phone at the injuries required two surgeries . Attack: The of his injuries. Authorities said Torncello