Both men—Cameron James Pettit and Ryan Michael Reavis—have pleaded not guilty.

On or about the September 4, 2018, in Los Angeles, California, within the Central District of California, [Stephen Andrew Walter] knowingly and intentionally directed Ryan Michael Reavis to distribute fentanyl in the form of counterfeit oxycodone pills, to Cameron James Pettit.

[Walter] knew that the pills that he directed Reavis to give to Pettit contained fentanyl or some other federally controlled substance, and at all relevant times intended for Reavis to distribute the pills to Pettit.

Later that evening, at [Walter]’s direction, Reavis delivered the pills to Pettit.

later ingested the fentanyl supplied by Pettit, which, in combination with cocaine and alcohol, caused M.M.’s death from a fatal overdose on or about September 7, 2018.

A lawyer for Stephen Andrew Walter told Pitchfork, “All parties agree that this is a just and fair disposition of the case.” Pitchfork has also reached out to attorneys for Cameron James Pettit and Ryan Michael Reavis.