Customer, Unable To Pay For Repairs, Sets Fire At Dealership

Police say a fire that erupted at a North County car dealership in March was a part of an insurance scam by the suspect. Carlsbad Police arrested Charleston Octavius McGhee, 29, on April 20 and charged him with multiple felony counts, including insurance fraud and arson. He was also charged in association with the theft of a 2018 Dodge Charger Hellcat on April 4 from the dealership. His bail has been set at $185,000. The fire broke out early March 26 at Carlsbad’s Bob Baker Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM Fiat on Car Country Dr. Police say a caller reported several vehicles on fire in the dealership’s service department area. No one was injured, and eight customer vehicles were destroyed as part of the blaze.