A Windham Village man awaits sentencing after admitting he killed his 11-year-old brother with a sword more than four years ago.
Nathan A. McAtee, 23, pleaded guilty May 29 to aggravated murder in Portage County Common Pleas Court. Sentencing is pending a report from the court’s adult probation office.
McAtee faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to court records. He could also be fined up to $25,000.
Windham police said they responded about 1:45 a.m. April 19, 2022 to 911 calls of a stabbing at a Cloverleaf Road apartment and found Joseph McAtee dead inside. According to court records, the weapon was identified as a sword.
McAtee has undergone psychiatric evaluations and treatment for a time after he was found to be incompetent to stand trial. However, he was ultimately determined to have been sane at the time of the offense.
In a plea deal, other charges in a grand jury indictment were dismissed, including two counts each of murder and assault.
McAtee previously was held in the Portage County Jail on a $2 million bond, but after his plea, Judge Laurie J. Pittman ordered him held without bond.
Reporter Jeff Saunders can be reached at jsaunders@recordpub.com.
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