Mac Miller Death: Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison Over Fentanyl-Laced Pills
19.04.2022 - 03:39
/ etonline.com
Mac Miller's fatal overdose four years ago, is set to spend more than 10 years in prison for the crime. ET can confirm that Ryan Reavis, 39, was sentenced to 131 months in federal prison Monday after pleading guilty last year to a federal count of distribution of fentanyl.«Mr. Reavis was sentenced today to 131 months in federal prison.
We will have no further comment,» the U.S. Attorney's Office told ET after Monday's sentencing.In addition to his time, Reavis, who was arrested in Sept. 2019, also was sentenced to three years of supervised release with drug testing, reported.Stephen Walter, 49, also plead guilty to the distribution charge and is awaiting sentencing and the case against Cameron Pettit, 30, is pending.According to court docs, Reavis admitted knowing that the pills contained fentanyl or some other controlled substance.
Shortly after Reavis handed over the fentanyl-laced pills, Pettit allegedly supplied the pills to Malcolm McCormick — who recorded and performed under the name Mac Miller — two days before the 26-year-old rapper suffered a fatal overdose in Studio City on Sept. 7, 2018.Ahead of Reavis' sentencing, prosecutors read a heartfelt statement from Miller's mother, Karen Meyers, who said her «life went dark» following her son's tragic death.«My life went dark the moment Malcolm left his world. Malcolm was my person, more than a son,» the statement read, per.
«We had a bond and kinship that was deep and special and irreplaceable. We spoke nearly every day about everything – his life, plans, music, dreams.»She added, «He would never knowingly take a pill with fentanyl, ever. He wanted to live and was excited about the future.