BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio —

The man serving time for the death of Katelyn Markham is asking a judge to let him out of prison early and Butler County’s prosecutor is responding.

Katelyn Markham disappeared from her Fairfield townhome in August 2011, and her remains were found almost two years later in Indiana. Advertisement

It took a decade, but in 2023, Carter was indicted for murder.

Last year, right before he was supposed to go on trial, he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to three years in prison, the maximum sentence allowed under Ohio law.

Now, 15 months into his sentence, Carter’s attorneys are asking for his early release , saying he has been a model inmate and will do everything necessary to never return to prison.

This week, Butler County prosecutor

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