Manslaughter plea approved for Dayton drug trafficker in Miami County

In addition, Carter pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of possession of a fentanyl-related compound in a separate incident in March 2022.

The pleas were made as part of a plea deal with prosecutors in which a recommendation will be made to the judge for a three-year minimum and 4.5-year maximum term for the involuntary manslaughter charge and concurrent sentences on the remaining charges.

Judge Stacy Wall accepted Carter’s pleas in county Common Pleas Court. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered. Sentencing was scheduled for May 22.