One of the men who supplied Mac Miller with the fentanyl-laced pills that eventually led to the rapper's overdose has been sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison.
As reported by Sky News, 38-year-old Ryan Reavis is one of the three men charged with the death of Mac Miller - real name Malcolm James McCormick.
Miller was found dead at the age of 26 back in September 2018. His body was found at his home in the Studio City section of Los Angeles. Per The Independent, the rapper had a history of substance abuse and had only broken up with his ex-girlfriend, pop star Ariana Grande, a few weeks prior following a two-year relationship.
Per Rolling Stone, Reavis pleaded guilty back in November after co-defendant Stephen Andrew Walter, 48, says he "knowingly directed" Reavis to sell counterfeit oxycodone pills that contained fentanyl. Reavis would then sell these pills to Miller’s drug dealer, Cameron James Pettit, 30.
Sky News states that fentanyl is an opioid 50-times stronger than heroin.
A statement from the United States Attorney’s Office back in November read: "Shortly after Reavis distributed the fentanyl-laced pills to Pettit, Pettit distributed the pills to 26-year-old rapper Malcolm James McCormick - who recorded and performed under the name Mac Miller - approximately two days before McCormick suffered a fatal drug overdose in Studio City on Sept. 7, 2018."
Reavis' attorney had requested a five-year sentence, describing his client as a "runner" only. Prosecutors requested 12 and a half years.
Before Reavis was sentenced by the judge on Monday, Miller's mother, Karen Meyers, told the court: "My life went dark the moment Malcolm left his world. Malcolm was my person, more than a son. 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."
Reavis was sentenced to 131 months (10 years and 11 months) in prison. Sky News adds that he will also be on supervised release for three years.
The case against Pettit is still ongoing, per Page Six. Walter also pleaded guilty back in October after signing a plea agreement in which he agreed to plead guilty to one count of distribution of fentanyl, per the US Attorney's Office.
Walter's plea agreement read: "Defendant knew that the pills that he directed Reavis to give to Pettit contained fentanyl or some other federally controlled substance."
