Published 23:48 IST, September 27th 2019

Third man charged with drug counts in rapper Mac Miller’s death

In rapper Mac Miller's death, a third man has been charged with drug counts on Friday. Earlier two others- Ryan Reavis and Pettit were arrested in the case.

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A third man has been arrested on September 27 and charged with drug offences in connection with rapper Mac Miller’s overdose death last year. Court documents show Stephen Walter is suspected of selling counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that Miller possessed before he died last September of an accidental overdose of cocaine, alcohol and fentanyl, a powerful opioid contributing to an epidemic that’s claimed thousands of lives in US. Walter is accused of being source of pills that ar man, Cameron Pettit, sold to Miller. Court documents unsealed Tuesday say Pettit kept getting drugs from Walter through August.

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Details of arrests in Miller's case

Ryan Reavis, who was arrested earlier this week in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, is accused of serving as Walter’s “runner” who delivered pills to Pettit. ne of men have been directly charged with Miller’s death or have entered pleas in ir cases. Walter, who is on supervised release in a 2005 drug case, is in custody and has alrey been ordered to serve five months in prison for violating terms of his release. Prosecutors handling case, which was first reported Thursday by celebrity website TMZ, are asking that Walter remains in custody while he awaits trial, calling him a serious flight risk. A phone mess left with his lawyer wasn’t immediately returned. Pettit was charged in federal court on September 4, and his attorney has declined to comment. Pettit is scheduled to be arraigned October 10. 

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About Miller and or opioid abuse deaths

Miller’s rhymes included a frank discussion of his depression and drug use, earning him fans among some of biggest names in hip-hop. Pittsburgh native whose real name was Malcolm James Myers McCormick 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 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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