Almost one year to the day since Mac Miller tragically passed away, a man has been arrested and charged in relation to the musician’s death.
Last September, the music world was undoubtedly shocked to learn of the death of Mac Miller.
A critical favourite and commercial success within the hip-hop genre, Miller was gearing up for another banner year at the time of his passing, having released his latest album, Swimming, just one month earlier.
Although he had struggled with substance abuse throughout his life, Miller’s death was ruled an accidental overdose, with the coroner later noting it was caused by a “mixed drug toxicity” of fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol.
However, as a number of outlets have now reported, 28-year-old Cameron James Pettit has been arrested and charged in relation with supplying Miller with “counterfeit oxycodone pills that contained fentanyl”, as per TMZ.
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According to documents lodged by prosecutors, Mac Miller had approached Pettit with the intention of purchasing Percocet, a painkiller known for its content of oxycodone.
Instead, he received pills which contained fentanyl, an opioid which is said to be 50 times stronger than heroin, and was also cited as the cause of death for music icon Prince.
As Variety also reports, Pettit allegedly messages a friend on Instagram following Miller’s death, noting he was scared for his future. “Most likely I will die in jail,” he wrote, “I’m gonna get off the grid. Move to another country.”
According to details shared by CNN, two other individuals have also been named in association with the supply of the narcotics, though they have not been charged.
“Fentanyl disguised as a genuine pharmaceutical is a killer – which is being proven every single day in the United States,” explained United States Attorney Nick Hanna.
“We are aggressively targeting drug dealers responsible for trafficking illicit fentanyl, which has become the most deadly facet of the opioid epidemic. We are committed to slowing the number of overdose deaths and prosecuting those responsible for spreading this most dangerous opioid.”
If convicted on drug trafficking charges, Cameron James Pettit could face a maximum of 20 years in federal prison.
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