Man sentenced in Drake Motel baby death

SPRINGFIELD —Brian Lee Spencer Jr. was sentenced to 11 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter during a Clark County Common Pleas Court hearing on Tuesday.

Spencer pleaded guilty to the charge in connection to the death of his 7-week-old baby, who was found unresponsive at the Drake Motel last fall.


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The baby's mother, Shania Delawder, has also been charged with involuntary manslaughter and is awaiting trial.