The accused Manhattan madman who launched a violent weekend eruption asked if he could talk to his mother after he was ordered without bail on Monday.
“Can I contact my mother?” Asked Suspect Bryan Thompson – who reportedly injured ten people and stabbed two vehicles in a car jacket in a one-hour crime – at the end of his arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court.
Thompson’s attorney, Evan Rock, replied that he would settle something between the two.
Thompson, 43, of Atlantic City, NJ, is accused of arbitrarily assaulting a slew of street hangers, roaming tourists, drivers, and other innocent unsuspecting New Yorkers with a wooden club between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday from TriBeCa to Chelsea.
“In the space of about an hour, the suspect used part of a tree trunk and another hardwood object to commit a series of crimes,” Assistant District Attorney Marissa Carro told Judge Michael Frishman during the live-streamed hearing , in which Thompson appeared on video from a prison.
“In one incident, the defendant punched the victim, an Uber driver, several times in the head to steal his car,” said Carro, demanding a $ 200,000 bond or $ 600,000 bond from Thompson.
“The defendant also used the wooden object to hit three people [they were] waiting for a subway platform ” and an MTA employee after the suspect climbed the stairs of the Canal Street station, the ADA said.
Thompson suddenly intervened: ‘That’s all wrong!
‘I went home!’ He claimed. “I tried to get on the train, but the MTA guy …”
The judge asked the suspect to be quiet, prompting Thompson to reply, “Yes, sir.”
Thompson, also asked to close the door to his prison room to keep the noise down, said he couldn’t because of his shackles.
“I’ve got some rubbish in my nose that I’m trying to get out,” he added. “It pisses me off. ”
Thompson’s attorney asked the judge to order a psychological exam for his client.
When the judge asked him why, Rock replied, “My conversations with my client clearly showed me that he had a break from reality, Judge.
“His conversations … the client’s appearance, things like that,” said the lawyer.
The judge ordered the exam – even going beyond what prosecutors were asking for in terms of bail and return from Thompson.
In its plea for the high bail, the ADA noted that during Thompson’s alleged attack he “robbed another driver of his car, and then drove around town for a while.
When he was finally arrested, the police asked the suspect to stop. He declined.
“He eventually crashed into a police car,” and continued to oppose arrest, Carro said.
She said that while Thompson “has no criminal record … given the defendant’s behavior, he already shows that he is not listening to orders or guidelines.”
The judge ordered Thompson to return at least until his next court date, January 19.
The suspect is facing four counts of second degree assault, two counts of first degree robbery, and two counts of third degree criminal mischief.
Law enforcement sources said Thompson has one sealed arrest in New York City. It is unclear why.
Records show that he was also charged in Camden County, NJ, in 2007, for passing bad checks and pleaded guilty, and was placed on probation a year later.
Additional reporting by Kevin Sheehan, Larry Celona, Craig McCarthy and Rebecca Rosenberg