Braintree Man Who Led Watertown Police on Foot Chase Arrested for 5th OUI

A Braintree man who on Arlington Street on July 4 faces new charges after a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Christopher A. Parsons, 29, of 550 Liberty St. Apt. 3408 in Braintree, was originally arrested when he was caught running shirtless through an East Watertown neighborhood after crashing his car. Before the accident, Cambridge Police received reports of a man fitting Parsons' description urinating next to his BMW before driving off over a sidewalk while speeding away, according to witnesses.

On July 18 at 6:19 p.m., Braintree Police arrested Parsons on his fifth charge of driving under the influence of alcohol after a warrant was put out for his arrest for the incident in Watertown, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. 

Originally, police booked Parsons on charges of driving under the infuence of alcohol, reckless driving so as to endanger and leaving the scene of property damage, Lawn said.