‘CSI’ actor McCullouch fought off robber

CSI actor Gerald McCullouch says he recently fought off a would-be thief on the New York subway system — his second encounter with a mugger.

McCullouch, who plays investigator Bobby Dawson on the CBS drama, said one night while traveling home from John F. Kennedy International Airport, a man attempted to steal his laptop computer, the New York Daily News reported Sunday.

The train was pulling into the Utica Boulevard station when I noticed someone cross in front of me. Just as the doors opened, he reached for the laptop, the actor said. I guess he thought he’d grab it and dash out the door, but I gave him a body shot to the chest.

McCullouch said the man then pulled out a knife and attacked him. He said he avoided being cut and was rescued by police.

Then about 10 cops jumped on the train and got the guy handcuffed on the floor. I told them the guy had a knife. They found it hidden under a seat or something, McCullouch said.

The Daily News said the suspect, identified as James Torres, 39, is due in court March 23 to face robbery, assault, menacing and weapons charges.

In 2001, McCullouch and a friend were robbed at gunpoint in Atlanta.