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ROME, Ga. (AP) — A woman who appeared on MTV's “16 and Pregnant”
was arrested Monday in Georgia on charges including involuntary
manslaughter related to a man's death by fentanyl poisoning
earlier this year.
Whitney Purvis, 33, was being held without bond in the Floyd
County Jail in Rome, Georgia, about 65 miles (105 kilometers)
northwest of Atlanta, according to online jail records. Online
records did not indicate whether she had an attorney who could
comment the charges.
WAGA-TV reported that police records say that officers went to a
home in Rome on Feb. 16 and found John Mark Harris dead from an
overdose. Officers saw possible drug paraphernalia at the scene.
An arrest warrant accuses Purvis of giving Harris a combination
of xylazine and fentanyl known as “Tranq” that led to an
overdose, the television station reported.
Purvis was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Administration and
local officers, according to a statement from the federal
agency. The investigation is ongoing, the DEA said.
“DEA reminds the public that nearly 70% of all drug-related
deaths involve synthetic opioids, like fentanyl,” said Jae
Chung, DEA acting special agent in charge of the Atlanta office.
“Two milligrams of fentanyl is a potentially deadly dose.”
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