Michelle Carter, the young woman found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after she coerced her boyfriend into killing himself, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Thursday.

Carter, 20, faced up to 20 years in prison for her actions. The prosecutor in the case recommended that Carter be sentenced to between seven and 12 years in prison. Carters attorney requested that she be sentenced to five years of probation.

Bristol County Juvenile Court Judge Lawrence Moniz said Carter must serve 15 months of her sentence behind bars, with the rest of it suspended until August 2022. Carter is also prohibited from profiting off the events in this case.

The decision was handed down at Massachusetts Taunton District Courthouse. Carter was found guilty in June of the 2014 death of her boyfriend, 18-year-old Conrad Roy, who took his own life by running a generator in his truck as he sat in a parking lot in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. A coroner ruled he died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Carter, then 17, was implicated in Roys death by a series of phone calls and text messages she sent him shortly before he killed himself. In her messages, she instructed Roy to get back into the car after he was first overwhelmed by the fumes. No more pushing it off. No more waiting, one of the texts read.

Carters communications with Roy took place while they were 30 miles apart.