’16 & Pregnant’ Whitney Purvis
DEA Busted Actuality Star Alongside With Cops
… After Sufferer’s Fentanyl O.D. Dying
Revealed
Whitney Purvis has double the difficulty with the authorities — not solely was the “16 and Pregnant” star picked up by native police, however the feds additionally arrested her and are actually investigating the case … TMZ has discovered.
Jae W. Chung, Appearing Particular Agent in Cost of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, tells TMZ … Whitney was busted Monday by Atlanta-based DEA brokers and officers from the Rome Police Division in Georgia.
As we first reported …Whitney was hit with state expenses of involuntary manslaughter and drug offenses in reference to the fentanyl dying of John Mark Davis.
Chung says the investigation is ongoing and a part of a broader crackdown on fentanyl-related deaths. He notes that just about 70% of all drug fatalities within the U.S. presently contain artificial opioids like fentanyl.
Rome PD officers say Harris died from a poisonous overdose after Whitney allegedly distributed a robust combo of fentanyl and xylazine, generally recognized on the road as “Tranq.”
Making issues worse, Whitney’s authorized troubles come simply over a month after her teenage son, Weston, handed away from pure causes.