nelsonville — On Friday, a jury found Nelsonville resident Donald Platt, 37, guilty on two counts related to the death of 11 year old Eli Spangler last year.
A Nelsonville teen and his father were charged in connection to the March death of Eli Spangler, 11.
Mason Platt, 14, was adjudicated as delinquent by Athens County Juvenile Court Judge Zach Saunders. He reportedly admitted Tuesday in Athens County Juvenile Court to the charge of reckless homicide, according to an Athens County Prosecutorâs Office press release.
Platt was reportedly playing with a firearm that went off and killed Spangler on March 6 at Plattâs home, the prosecutorâs office said.
In addition, Plattâs father, Donald Platt, 37, of Nelsonville was indicted Tuesday morning by an Athens County Grand Jury on charges of involuntary manslaughter, a first-degree felony; endangering children, a third-degree felony; and tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony, according to court documents.
An Athens County teenager was charged in connection to the March death of a Nelsonville boy.
Mason Platt, 14, of Nelsonville, was charged Friday in Athens County Juvenile Court with reckless homicide, a news release from the Athens County Prosecutorâs Office stated.
âPlatt is accused of recklessly causing the death of Eli Spangler by playing with a firearm,â according to the news release.
Spangler, 11, of Nelsonville, was killed on March 6 at a home in the city. Nelsonville Police Department officers were dispatched early that morning in response to reports of a juvenile being shot.
Police at the time arrived at a residence on Walnut Street in Nelsonville and began performing CPR on Spangler until Athens County EMS and Nelsonville Fire Department arrived and took over treatment. The boy was transported to OhioHealth OâBleness Hospital where he was pronounced dead.