A high-profile mugging on the New York City subway, on one of the lines leading from JFK, is splashed all over the news today as an example of the city's dangerous public transportation system. But we say the NY media is just being their usual sensationalist selves, fueled by a publicity-hungry actor. Here's why we're not worried about riding the subway.
First, some background. Gerald McCullouch, who plays Bobby Dawson on "CSI: Original Flavor," was taking the A train back towards the city from the airport at 2am Saturday when he was allegedly attacked by a knife-wielding passenger. As the train pulled into the Utica Avenue stop in Brooklyn, McCulloch had his laptop open, on which he was editing a YouTube video and charging his iPhone. Cuz that's what we all do on a train from the airport at 2am, right?
Suddenly, a man approached him and and tried to snatch the laptop. The two men got into a fistfight, because, as McCulloch said:
I didn’t want to give up my computer after working on my video all that time.
Also McCullouch just happened to be boxing about eight hours before this incident so he was all punch drunk anyways. McCullouch said he managed to fend off his attacker, who was holding a 10-inch blade, until other passengers alerted the conductor to stop the train. Police boarded and arrested the alleged assailant on the spot. ]]>