Beach Park Dad Follows Son, Makes Deal in Case of Schaumburg Man's Who OD'ed

A Beach Park man was the second of two men to make a plea deal in connection with a Schaumburg man's heroin overdose death in January, the Lake County News-Sun reports.

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James Spencer, 47, pleaded guilty Monday to obstructing justice and was sentenced to a year's probation and six months of work release in Lake County Jail. Spencer also must complete 200 hours of public service and pay more than $2,000 in fees and fines, the report stated.

In April, Spencer's son, Mason, 22, cut a similar deal with prosecutors in exchange for testimony against his father. The Spencers faced involuntary manslaughter and concealment of death charges in the death of Russell Eilrich, 21, who overdosed on heroin Jan. 10 at the Spencers' Beach Park house. The Spencers also are accused of using heroin with Eilrich at that time.

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Authorities say that when Eilrich began to overdose, the Spencers drove him in his car to and left him at North Wilson Avenue and West Edgewood Road.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office claims Eilrich could have been saved if 911 had been called, and emergency workers could've used the opiate-reversal drug Naloxone to help him.

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PHOTOS: James Spencer, 47 (Lake County Sheriff's Office)