Man Charged For Selling Mac Miller Counterfeit Drugs That Contributed To His Death
LOS ANGELES — A Hollywood Hills man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of hip-hop artist Mac Miller, who was found dead of a drug overdose nearly a year ago, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday.
NBC News reports:
The 42-page criminal complaint filed in the Central District of California alleges that Cameron James Pettit, 28, supplied Miller with counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl. Miller had asked to be furnished with “percs,” an abbreviation for percocet, a prescribed painkiller containing oxycodone.
Investigators, who served search warrants at multiple locations, recovered a plastic bag containing pills allegedly supplied by a prostitute and a madam. Two days earlier, Pettit delivered to Miller counterfeit oxycodone pills that contained fentanyl, cocaine and Xanax.
“We are aggressively targeting drug dealers responsible for trafficking illicit fentanyl, which has become the most deadly facet of the opioid epidemic,” said United States Attorney Nick Hanna. “We are committed to slowing the number of overdose deaths and prosecuting those responsible for spreading this most dangerous opioid.”
The criminal complaint detailed Instagram direct messages between Pettit and others reacting to the rapper’s death. “I think I should probably not post anything …just to be smart,” Petit allegedly said in one of the texts.
Asked in another text message how he was doing, Petit allegedly wrote: “I am not great … Most likely I will die in jail.”
Mac Miller was a brilliant hip-hop artist who put out hits such as:
He’s also known for his high-profile relationship with pop star Ariana Grande. The couple broke up in May 2018.
Mac Miller, Ariana Grande
Fool’s Gold Presents Day Off, Los Angeles, USA – 25 Sep 2016
Here’s one of our favorite moments of Mac Miller.
Cameron James Pettit was taken into custody Wednesday morning.
