(KAIR)--A Doniphan County jury has found an Atchison man guilty of second-degree murder in the 2019 beating death of a Cummings man.

The jury returned the verdict Wednesday afternoon against Matthew " Cole" Scherer following a trial that began Monday.

Sentencing was set for March 28.

Scherer was among three Atchison men charged in the death of 42-year-old Jason Pantle.

Scott Vandeloo was sentenced in December to just over 4 years in prison on a reduced charge of involuntary manslaughter in the case, while Brian Spilman, Jr., was sentenced in November to more than 2 ½ years in prison after a jury found him guilty of the same offense.    

Authorities allege the trio engaged in altercations with Pantle during a September 22, 2019 party in southern Doniphan County.  He died several days later at a Kansas City hospital after suffering what investigators called serious head injuries.