Second man arrested in probe of Mac Miller’s overdose death

An Arizona man has become second person arrested on drug charges as authorities investigate overdose death of rapper Mac Miller.

Ryan Reavis sold drugs to Miller 

Police gave details on connection between him and 26-year-old Miller, who died a year ago in his Los Angeles home of an accidental overdose of cocaine, alcohol and fentanyl, a powerful opioid that’s contributed to a dely epidemic in U.S. and claimed or musicians, like Prince.

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Ryan Reavis, 36, was charged this week with possessing marijuana and prescription drugs as well as weapons offenses and fraud but has t been directly accused of causing Miller’s death. Neir has Cameron James Pettit, 28, who was charged this month with selling drugs to Miller shortly before his death.

Authorities in Arizona and federal nts served a search warrant Monday at Reavis’ home in Lake Havasu City, where y said y seized prescription pills, marijuana, a doctor’s prescription p, a pistol, and two shotguns, large amounts of ammunition and a homeme firearm suppressor similar to a silencer. Reavis was being held on $50,000 bail, and police did t kw if he h an attorney who could comment on his behalf.

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A national wave of opioid abuse

Pettit, who was charged in federal court on Sept. 4, has t yet entered a plea, and his attorney has declined comment. He’s scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 10. Miller’s rhymes included a frank discussion of his depression and drug use, earning him fans among some of biggest names in hip-hop.

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A Pittsburgh native whose real name was Malcolm James Myers McCormick, Miller was also in a two-year relationship with singer Ariana Grande that ended earlier in 2018. After his death, she posted an affectionate video of him on her Instagram p and released a song, “Thank U Next,” that lovingly mentioned him. Miller is among musicians whose deaths have been linked in recent years to a national wave of opioid abuse. Prince died in 2016 when he took counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl that looked like a generic version of painkiller Vicodin.

Matw Roberts, guitarist for band 3 Doors Down, also died of an overdose in 2016 and h fentanyl and hydrocodone in his system.

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