“16 and Pregnant” star Whitney Purvis has been arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter following a deadly overdose.
The Submit can verify that Purvis, 33, was booked in Floyd County, Georgia, on Monday, July 7.
Purvis was charged with aggravated involuntary manslaughter, distribution of a managed substance and use of a communication gadget to commit a felony involving managed substances, in response to paperwork obtained by The Submit.
The involuntary manslaughter cost is expounded to Purvis’ alleged distribution of a drug known as tranq, which is a mixture of fentanyl and xylazine, reported TMZ.
Legislation enforcement sources informed the outlet that Purvis allegedly equipped the sufferer, John Mark Harris, with the tranq that led to his overdose demise on Feb. 17.
The Assertion of Prison Prices linked to Purvis’ arrest and obtained by The Submit alleged that the previous actuality star dedicated the offenses the day past.
It was additionally revealed that the “16 and Pregnant” alum left a prolonged touch upon Harris’ obituary web page days after his demise.
She thanked Harris for “being such a great friend” and “always making me feel beautiful.”
“John mark, I hate that I found out what happened today and missed your funeral,” Purvis wrote on March 3. “I wish I could’ve found out sooner and attended your celebration of life. thank you for being such a great friend to me and always making me feel beautiful and cared for.”
“Rest in peace and my condolences to your family and friends,” she added within the message. “I pray they are able to find some kind of comfort during this tragic time. I love you forever, John Mark.”
The Submit reached out to MTV for remark.
Purvis’ arrest and expenses come simply weeks after her 16-year-old son, Weston, immediately handed away. The previous MTV star introduced the surprising information on June 2.
“This is so hard to write. My beautiful son, Weston has passed away. He was only 16 years old. Life is so cruel and unfair. I just don’t understand,” she wrote on Fb on the time.
“Oh my baby is gone and I don’t know what to do with myself,” Purvis stated. “He was so perfect. This is really my worst nightmare come true. How do you go on in life after losing a child?”
She welcomed Weston along with her ex, Weston Gosa, in April 2009. The pair welcomed one other son, River, in 2014, however cut up shortly after.
In the meantime, Purvis was allegedly denied entry to her son’s funeral final month as a result of she reportedly arrived late to the service.
She took to Fb shortly after responsible her ex for his or her son’s demise, saying that it “could’ve been prevented.”
“My son had diabetes, Addison’s disease, and alpha one anti-trypsin deficiency, and he had no medical insurance,” she wrote on June 18. “But he had a life insurance policy taken out on him. His dad bought five cars in the last six months but couldn’t pay for medical insurance.”
“He brags about how much money he has and has the nerve to make a GoFundMe to help bury him when he was just going to cremate him anyway because it was the cheapest, plus he had the life insurance policy,” she added. “His death could’ve been prevented.”
