PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (WMDJ) — Sentencing has been delayed for a Paintsville man charged in connection with the 2023 death of his two-year-old son.

Twenty-eight-year-old Travis Mollette pleaded guilty in December to reckless homicide. Prosecutors are recommending a two-year prison sentence.

Mollette was originally indicted on a charge of second-degree manslaughter after investigators say he left a loaded handgun unsecured inside his home. Authorities say the toddler later found the gun and suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The sentencing was scheduled for February 13 but was reset for March 13 after Mollette requested more time to consider the plea agreement.

Under state law, the amended charge would require him to serve 85 percent of his sentence before becoming eligible for parole.

Mollette remains free on bond.