Prosecutors charged a 26-year-old Army soldier in connection with the deadly hit-and-run of a 73-year-old man in Wahiawa.

Joo Woon Park, who is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, made his initial appearance before Judge James Kawashima at Honolulu District Court on Monday via videoconferencing from the courthouse cellblock on charges of manslaughter, first-degree robbery and accidents involving death or serious bodily injury involving the death of Todd M. White of Haleiwa.

He is currently being held at the Oahu Community Correctional Center without bail.

Honolulu police responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision in the southbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway between Ohai Street and Wilikina Drive on the morning of Oct. 26.

Police said the two men met at the Bank of Hawaii parking lot on California Avenue where White was to sell a gold chain and pendant to the suspect later identified as Park.

A dispute occurred between the two men when Park allegedly fled in a Toyota Camry with White’s jewelry without paying for it.

Police said White attempted to stop him by jumping onto the hood of Park’s vehicle.

A Toyota Sienna driven by White’s wife followed Park’s vehicle and attempted to stop him.

According to a police affidavit, a witness saw White clinging to the hood of the car as Park was “speeding and swerving through traffic.”

Police said other witnesses then saw the Toyota Sienna collide with the Toyota Corolla twice when White fell off the hood.

He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office said the cause of death was blunt force injuries to the head.

The police affidavit said Park fled the scene and sold the chain and pendant at a pawnshop in Aiea for $8,500.

A Lyft driver dropped him off at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport where he boarded a flight to California.

Police later recovered Park’s car in Aiea.

That night, military authorities detained him for being absent without official leave (AWOL) after he was located at Los Angeles International Airport.

Police arrested Park on Saturday afternoon at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport upon his arrival in Honolulu.