MANHATTAN. N.Y. (PIX11) — A New York City firefighter with a violent drug history is accused of beating a man with a cane during a fight in Times Square early Tuesday morning, police said.

Lexiano Harris, 32, allegedly attacked a 51-year-old man at around 3:15 a.m. local time, according to the NYPD.

The victim was struck with a cane and suffered a cut and an abrasion on the left cheek, cops said.

Harris was arrested and charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon, and criminal possession of a controlled substance, police said. The firefighter allegedly had crystal meth when he was nabbed.

Harris has two prior busts for assault and another arrest for menacing over the summer, according to police.

Harris was accused of punching two men, ages 54 and 31, during fights in separat

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