Probation Department Requests Clarification In Michelle Carter Sentencing

PLAINVILLE, MA — The state's probation department is seeking clarification on the ruling in the Michelle Carter trial.

A hearing is scheduled for Aug. 21. On Aug. 3, Carter was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail and probation for her role in the death of Conrad Roy III. She remains free while her case is being appealed.

In a motion filed in court, the probation department says they are unsure on the ability to have a stay on a portion of the sentence, according to WFXT.

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In June, Carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Conrad Roy, her ex-boyfriend. The case centered on scores of text messages she sent him encouraging he take his own life. The two met in Florida in 2012 while they while both were on vacation with their families.

On July 12, 2014, Roy died in the parking lot of the Fairhaven Kmart from carbon monoxide fumes from a gas-powered water pump. Texts between the two show a then-17-year-old Carter spending days encouraging Roy to end his life and telling him to get back into the truck when he began to have second thoughts.

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