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 Ryan Reavis, 36, was taken into custody earlier this week after
police said they found marijuana, drug paraphernalia, pills, a
doctor's prescription pad, three guns and large amounts of
ammunition at his home in Lake Havasu City on the
Arizona-California state line.
Reavis was ordered held on $50,000 cash-only bond during an
initial court appearance. It was not immediately clear if he had
retained an attorney.
Detective Chris Angus of the Lake Havasu City Police Department
said Reavis was arrested on a warrant obtained by agents from
the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and FBI as part of
their investigation into Miller' fatal overdose.
Angus declined to elaborate on the accusations against Reavis.
He was not charged with causing the rapper's death.
Earlier this month 28-year-old Cameron James Pettit was arrested
in Los Angeles on federal drug trafficking charges. Prosecutors
said he supplied counterfeit oxycodone laced with fentanyl to
Miller two days prior to the musician's death.
It was not immediately clear if investigators had established
any link between Pettit and Reavis.
Miller, a 26-year-old musician and producer born Malcolm James
McCormick, was found unresponsive at his home in the Studio City
neighborhood of Los Angeles on Sept. 7, 2018 and later
pronounced dead at the scene.
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An autopsy determined that Miller had suffered an accidental
overdose of fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol.
Fentanyl is a cheap, relatively easy-to-synthesize opioid painkiller
50 times more potent than heroin that has played a major role in a
devastating U.S. opioid crisis.
The Pittsburgh-born Miller first gained a following for his
party-style songs while still a teenager and topped the Billboard
album charts with his 2011 debut album, "Blue Slide Park."
Miller was also a sought-after producer, using the pseudonym Larry
Fisherman, and was posthumously nominated for a Grammy for his final
album, "Swimming." He spoke openly of his drug addiction in
interviews and in song lyrics.
Miller and pop superstar Ariana Grande dated for about two years,
breaking up in May 2018. Grande, 26, sings affectionately about him
in her hit single "thank u, next," referring to him by his given
name Malcolm.
(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb in Los Angeles; Additional reporting by
David Schwartz in Phoenix; Editing by Tom Brown)
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