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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 Prosecutor’s Office press release. Platt was reportedly playing with a firearm that went off and killed Spangler on March 6 at Platt’s home, the prosecutor’s office said. In addition, Platt’s father, Donald Platt, 37, of Nelsonville was indicted Tue...

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 Prosecutor’s Office stated. “Platt is accused of recklessly causing the death of Eli Spangler by playing with a firearm,” 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 ...