A good deed goes wrong after an off-duty firefighter was held at gunpoint and had his car stolen while helping car crash victims.
"I was kind of awestruck that someone would actually pull a gun or a weapon on our person," said Mark Lawson, Merced Co. Fire Division Chief.
The Merced County Sheriff's Department said the collision occurred a little after 8 a.m. Thursday morning. A family of five and another car were involved in a crash near the Ballico Avenue and El Captain Way intersection. The off-duty volunteer firefighter came across the accident and stopped to help.
Sheriff Vern Warnke said after he checked on one of the victims, he went to check on the family. Then, as the firefighter returned to his truck, the initial victim he checked on drew a gun and demanded his radio.