Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison in Connection With Mac Miller’s Death

Ryan Michael Reavis, who previously agreed to plead guilty to distribution of fentanyl in the federal case involving the 2018 death of Mac Miller, has been sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison, Rolling Stone reports and court documents confirm.

Before handing down the sentence of 10 years and 11 months, U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II read a statement from Miller’s mom Karen Meyers. “My life went dark the moment Malcolm left his world,” the statement reportedly reads. “Malcolm was my person, more than a son. We had a bond and kinship that was deep and special and irreplaceable. We spoke nearly every day about everything—his life, plans, music, dreams.”

“This is not just a regular drug case. Somebody died, and a family is never going to get their son back,” Reavis reportedly told the court. “My family would be wrecked if it was me. They’d never be all right, never truly get over it. I think about that all the time. And I know that whatever happens today, I’m the lucky one because my family is here and I’m here and I’ll be with them again. I feel terrible. This is not who I am. My perspective has changed. My heart has changed.”