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Father of child found dead in Hollywood arrested on DUI-related charges

The man whose three-year-old son was found dead, wrapped in garbage bags and stored in the laundry room of their Hollywood home is now accused in a DUI hit-and-run case, according to court records.

Nelson Osceola, 24, was free on a $50,000 bond for child neglect with great bodily harm when arrested Wednesday, records showed.

He's accused of impaired driving, crashing and then bailing out of the vehicle to run from police.

At Osceola's court appearance Thursday, defense attorney Hilliard Moldof suggested that his client's behavior was the result of the death of his child, Ahziya Osceola.