An accused serial attacker wore a broad, goofy grin in Manhattan court Thursday, as a judge ordered him locked up for allegedly tossing scalding water at three women and a man in a string of Midtown incidents.
Larry Martin, 42, was ordered held without bail as Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Curtis J. Farber arraigned him on an indictment in connection to the terrifying 90-minute spree that took place as New Yorkers commuted to work on March 6.
Martin – seen wearing an orange prison suit – appeared to look directly at the assembled photographers’ cameras and flashed a toothy smile as he was arraigned on four counts each of second-degree assault and first-degree attempted assault.
In his first violent act, Martin allegedly lunged at a random man around 7:10 a.m. at East 44th Street and Lexington Avenue, and threw the burning liquid down the back of his head, causing burns on his neck, according to court documents.
By about 7:45 a.m., Martin traveled further west, where he allegedly chucked the scalding liquid at the side of a 49-year-old woman’s face at the corner of Sixth Avenue and West 56th Street – causing burns and hearing loss, cops and prosecutors said.
