LOS ANGELES — An Arizona man who helped provide the counterfeit oxycodone medicine that led to the overdose death of rapper Mac Miller was sentenced to almost 11 years in jail Monday, federal prosecutors stated.
Ryan Reavis, 38, is considered one of three males charged in the 2018 death of the musician in the Studio City part of Los Angeles.
Reavis pleaded responsible in November to one rely of distribution of fentanyl. His legal professional has described him as a “runner” who delivered tablets containing oxycodone, however didn’t know they contained fentanyl.
Miller, whose authorized title was Malcolm James McCormick, was discovered lifeless at his dwelling Sept. 7, 2018.
Reavis was appearing on the course of one other man, Stephen Andrew Walter, when he delivered the tablets to Cameron James Pettit, who then allegedly offered them to Miller, prosecutors have stated.
Reavis and Walter have pleaded responsible. Pettit has pleaded not responsible.
Miller died from “mixed drug toxicity” that included cocaine, fentanyl and alcohol, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner has said.
Reavis was sentenced Monday to 131 months — or 10 years and 11 months — in prison, according to court records. He will also be on supervised release for three years.
He is a heroin and opioid addict who dealt drugs to support his addiction, his attorney said in a sentencing memorandum filed in advance of Monday’s sentencing. At the time of Miller’s fatal overdose, he was living in Los Angeles.
Prosecutors sought a sentence of around 12 1/2 years in prison, according to court documents. They said he sold oxycodone pills, called “blues,” despite discussing how dangerous and deadly fake pills were.
Walter in November pleaded guilty and has not yet been sentenced, according to court records. Both sides agreed to a sentence of 17 years in a plea agreement, which must be approved by a judge, officials have said.
When he died, Miller had recently released his fifth album, “Swimming,” and a tour was scheduled to kick off in October of that year.
He was nominated for his first Grammy in December 2018, three months after he died, for best rap album for “Swimming.” A sixth album, “Circles,” was released posthumously.