A Bloomfield man who ran his car off the road late one Sunday night, then hid in the woods before officers arrived on the scene, was charged with OVWI plus leaving the scene of an accident when he was in court this afternoon.

Charles William Parcels, 30, Bloomfield, was arrested by Deputy Devan Goad of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department early Monday, May 3. Parcels was booked into the Greene County Jail at 1:22 a.m. after officers responded to the scene of a crash late Sunday, May 2.

Around 11:39 p.m. that Sunday, Deputy Goad responded to a crash in an area on South JL Wilson Road outside Bloomfield. Deputy Michael Coy, Jordan Allor and Bloomfield Police Officer Wayman JR Blazier also responded.

When they arrived, they found an unoccupied gold 2003 Pontiac Grand Am off the east side of the road in a wooded area. It appeared the car had left the west side of the road, drove through a yard and around a mailbox before driving into the woods.

When Deputies Goad and Allor started walking into the woods, they found Parcels hiding on a hillside about 30 yards away from the vehicle. Deputy Goad reported Parcels showed signs of intoxication, his clothing was muddy and bloody, and he was uncooperative. Parcels allegedly said he was just trying to go home and he said he didn’t know his name. He later identified himself at the sheriff’s department.

Parcels said he didn’t want to take standard field sobriety tests or any other tests but a search warrant was approved for a blood draw which was taken by ambulance personnel at the sheriff’s department – results pending.

Deputy Goad reported Parcels has a previous conviction for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Greene County in January 2019.

Bond was set at $9,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed. He has since posted $900 and been released from jail.

When he appeared in Greene Superior Court this afternoon, Monday, May 10, Parcels was formally charged with:

• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, a Class A misdemeanor,

• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, with a prior within seven years, a Level 6 felony,

• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor,

• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, with a prior conviction within seven years, a Level 6 felony,

• Leaving the scene of an accident, a Class B misdemeanor, and

• Refusal to give identifying information, a Class C misdemeanor.