{"id":448091,"date":"2022-05-17T02:37:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T23:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/stephen-walter-sentenced-to-17-5-years-in-mac-miller-od-case\/"},"modified":"2022-05-17T02:37:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T23:37:24","slug":"stephen-walter-sentenced-to-17-5-years-in-mac-miller-od-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/stephen-walter-sentenced-to-17-5-years-in-mac-miller-od-case\/","title":{"rendered":"#Stephen Walter sentenced to 17.5 years in Mac Miller OD case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b72b1c0666\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b72b1c0666\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/stephen-walter-sentenced-to-17-5-years-in-mac-miller-od-case\/#%E2%80%9CStephen_Walter_sentenced_to_175_years_in_Mac_Miller_OD_case%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Stephen Walter sentenced to 17.5 years in Mac Miller OD case&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CStephen_Walter_sentenced_to_175_years_in_Mac_Miller_OD_case%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Stephen Walter sentenced to 17.5 years in Mac Miller OD case&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A drug dealer charged in the fatal fentanyl overdose of r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er Mac Miller was hit with a 17-and-a-half year federal prison sentence Monday after the judge on the case tossed an earlier plea deal he said was too lenient.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/05\/16\/mac-miller-drug-dealer-sentenced-to-17-years-for-rappers-overdose\/\">Stephen Walter,<\/a> who pleaded guilty to one felony count of distributing fentanyl, originally agreed with prosecutors to a flat 17-year prison sentence.<\/p>\n<p>But US District Judge Otis Wright rejected that sentence because Walter, 49, kept dealing even after Miller overdosed in September 2018, according to a sentencing memo obtained by The Post.  A 17-year sentence would have also been below federal guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Wright even told Walter during the sentencing he could withdraw and forge ahead with a trial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe court has elected not to accept that plea agreement. So, sir, if you want, at this point, you can withdraw your guilty plea and go to trial,\u201d Wright said, according <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/mac-miller-fentanyl-drug-dealer-sentenced-prison-1354037\/\">to Rolling Stone<\/a>. \u201cI may as well lay it out, OK. When you continue to engage in this activity even after your activities killed someone, I\u2019m having a tough time not staying within the guidelines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walter ultimately agreed to the higher prison sentence, making him the second drug dealer to face time behind bars for the death of Miller, whose real name was Malcolm James McCormick.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mac-miller-dealer-422.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"MAC Miller performs during Behind The Scenes With MAC Miller Filming Music Choice's &quot;Take Back Your Music&quot; Campaign at Music Choice on July 17, 2013 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-22292883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mac-miller-dealer-422.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mac-miller-dealer-422.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mac-miller-dealer-422.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Miller\u2019s mom told the court the rapper would never knowingly buy a pill containing fentanyl.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Walter, Cameron Pettit and Ryan Reavis were all charged by the US Attorney\u2019s Office for the Central District of California in October 2019 over Miller\u2019s death. The three men originally faced charges of\u00a0conspiring to distribute controlled substances resulting in death and distribution of fentanyl resulting in death.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors alleged Pettit sold 10 \u201cblues,\u201d which is slang for oxycodone pills, as well as cocaine and Xanax to Miller two days before he overdosed in Studio City. The oxycodone pills were counterfeit though, prosecutors said, and instead contained fentanyl. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pettit ordered the fentanyl-laced pills from Walter and then Reavis gave them to Pettit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mac-miller-dealer-427.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Phoenix Division shows a closeup of fentanyl-laced sky blue pills.\" class=\"wp-image-22292906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mac-miller-dealer-427.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mac-miller-dealer-427.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mac-miller-dealer-427.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Prosecutors said Miller bought 10 oxycodone pills that turned out to be counterfeit and contained fentanyl.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Drug Enforcement Administration via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reavis was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/04\/18\/mac-millers-drug-supplier-sentenced-to-11-years-in-prison\/?_ga=2.211516113.557792391.1652616221-2084264748.1652122358\">sentenced to about 11 years in prison last month.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Walter, when addressing the court, apologized to Miller\u2019s family but denied knowing the drugs he supplied killed the rapper until after he was arrested, Rolling Stone reported. He claims he believes Pettit only wanted the pills for himself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mac-miller-dealer-425.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"The DJ Mac Miller performs live on stage during the second day of Lollapalooza Brazil Festival at Interlagos Racetrack on March 24, 2018 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. \" class=\"wp-image-22292935\" width=\"299\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mac-miller-dealer-425.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=596 598w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mac-miller-dealer-425.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=447 448w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mac-miller-dealer-425.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=299 299w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mac-miller-dealer-425.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=149 149w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mac-miller-dealer-425.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\"\/><figcaption>Miller\u2019s dealer, Walter, was sentenced to 17-and-a-half years in prison.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mauricio Santana\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI dealt with Cameron Pettit, and he led me to believe that he was going to ingest the pills that I sold him. He never told me anything about McCormick. He didn\u2019t tell me he was going to deliver those pills to another person,\u201d Walter said, according to Rolling Stone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m still taking responsibility for everything that happened, but he never told me it was for another person,\u201d Walter went on to say. \u201cHe was experienced is using those pills. I thought it was for him \u2014 for personal use. And then he delivered them to McCormick with cocaine and Xanax, or whatever. I was not willing to do that and had no intent to do anything else other than (sell to) Cameron Pettit. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then two days later, when there was an overdose, Cameron never called me and told me about it, that he had anything to do with him,\u201d continued Walter. \u201cSo I had no idea that somebody had passed. If I would have known, I would not have continued that type of behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miller\u2019s mother, Karen Meyers, wrote in a statement that was read during the sentencing her life went dark the moment her son died.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis laughter was infectious and bright. My love for him was unparalleled, and I felt the same from him,\u201d she wrote, according to Rolling Stone. \u201cHe would never knowingly take a pill with fentanyl, ever. He wanted to live and was excited about the future. The hole in my heart will always be there.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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