Marina Fire Chief Doug McCoun was carjacked in his fire department SUV Friday around 9 p.m. while responding to a motor vehicle accident.

McCoun told reporters he first thought the man approaching his vehicle wanted assistance after the accident, but the man reached inside and pulled him out.

The Monterrey County sheriff’s department recovered the vehicle Saturday morning at the home of a woman who reported a stranger was in her house. They arrested 43-year-old Kevin Peck of Sacramento and charged him in the incident.

FIRE CHIEF CARJACKED | Marina Fire Chief Doug McCoun was carjacked following a crash involving a stolen Aston Martin, authorities said.
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