Whitney Purvis has received bond.
After the 16 and Pregnant alum was arrested July 7 amid a Drug Enforcement Agency investigation for involuntary manslaughter, she was granted a $15,000 bond in the state of Georgia July 17, according to police records viewed by E! News.
Under jurisdiction of the bond, Purvis, 33, may not consume alcohol or “dangerous” and “illegal” drugs, per the documents viewed by E! News. She will also remain under a curfew and must comply with ongoing treatment, as well as submit monthly drug screenings.
The documents, viewed by E! News, also noted that Purvis may not contact the family of the victim, who was identified in an affidavit previously obtained by E! News as John Mark Harris.
However Purvis is still in police custody at the moment, Deputy Corey Bowers, the public information officer for Floyd County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. As the officer told People in a statement, “just because someone is granted a bond does not mean they will bond out.”
E! News has reached out to Purvis’ attorney for comment but has not yet heard back.
Purvis first caught the attention of the Drug Enforcement Agency for two previous charges related to possession and distribution of a controlled substance. The agency then coordinated with the local Rome Police Department to coordinate Purvis’ arrest earlier this month, Jae W. Chung, acting special Agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Atlanta field division, said in a statement at the time.
“Today, DEA Atlanta and local law enforcement arrested Whitney Purvis in Floyd County, GA on charges of involuntary manslaughter due to fentanyl poisoning,” the statement, obtained by TMZ and People, read. “This investigation is ongoing.”
Harris, according to an affidavit previously obtained by E! News, died in February after Purvis allegedly gave him the drug “tranq,” which is a mixture of fentanyl and Xylazine. Police noted that the drug “directly contributed in the victim’s death due to a toxic overdose,” subsequently charging Purvis with involuntary manslaughter.
The 37-year-old was described in an online obituary as loving “fiercely and would do anything he could for one of his friends.”
“He was always authentic to himself,” the obituary reads, “and was loved by all that had the opportunity to know him.”
