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Former ’16 and Pregnant’ star Whitney Purvis charged in man’s death
ktla ^ | Jul 12, 2025 | Jeremy Tanner

Posted on 07/13/2025 5:18:00 PM PDT by BenLurkin

A woman who appeared on MTV’s “16 and Pregnant” was arrested Monday in Georgia on charges including involuntary manslaughter related to a man’s death by fentanyl poisoning earlier this year.

Whitney Purvis, 33, was being held without bond in the Floyd County Jail in Rome, Georgia, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) northwest of Atlanta, according to online jail records.

The arrest is tied to the February death of a man named John Mark Harris.

An arrest warrant accuses Purvis of giving Harris a combination of xylazine and fentanyl known as “Tranq” that led to an overdose, according to TMZ.

The arrest comes a month after Purvis, who appeared on the reality show “16 and Pregnant” in 2009, lost her eldest son Weston Jr. on June 2 when he died of natural causes, according to Deadline.

(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: 16andpregnant; crime; drugs; fentanyl; georgia; mtv

1 posted on 07/13/2025 5:18:00 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

2 posted on 07/13/2025 5:20:28 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: nwrep

If ever there was a representation of how beer-goggles work, there it is.


3 posted on 07/13/2025 5:22:52 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Hmm, maybe being 16 and pregnant isn’t the best way to start out.


4 posted on 07/13/2025 5:50:43 PM PDT by DarrellZero
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To: DarrellZero

Well, it’s marginally better than 14 or 15 and pregnant. I guess.


5 posted on 07/13/2025 5:54:15 PM PDT by FLNittany
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To: BenLurkin

Everyone is a star.


6 posted on 07/13/2025 5:57:54 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: nwrep

Are these two pics supposed to be of the same person?
The glamour shot on the right almost veers into Trans territory, all is done with such a heavy hand.
That can’t be the same girl. It’s like comparing a Grapefruit to a Banana.


7 posted on 07/13/2025 6:06:11 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: nwrep

Powder and paint make a woman what she ain’t.


8 posted on 07/13/2025 6:06:22 PM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda.)
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To: Islander7

Not “booked for murder”?


9 posted on 07/13/2025 6:08:20 PM PDT by KierkegaardMAN (I never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man.)
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To: GSWarrior
"Everyone is a star"

Everybody's a dreamer
Everybody's a star
Everybody's in movies
Doesn't matter who you are

h/t Ray Davies

10 posted on 07/13/2025 6:17:33 PM PDT by newfreep ("There is no race problem...just a problem race")
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To: lee martell

AI is amazing, isn’t it?


11 posted on 07/13/2025 6:21:38 PM PDT by thescourged1 (Rush, is it time to panic yet? )
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To: DarrellZero

I went to high school with a guy whose mom was 16 and his grandmother was 32 years old when he was born.

I know that was more common in earlier decades, but they were more prepared and responsible back then, I think.


12 posted on 07/13/2025 6:22:38 PM PDT by Preachin' (I stand with many voters who will never vote for a pro abortion candidate.)
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To: thescourged1

Yes it is amazing.
If she’s trying to meet a guy who expects to see Glamour Girl, and the Chicken Farmer’s Daughter answers the door, she will have a lot of explaining to do.


13 posted on 07/13/2025 7:00:16 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: BenLurkin

Yet another “duck-lipped” loser. Surprised she’s missing that nose ring I so adore.


14 posted on 07/13/2025 7:34:18 PM PDT by Fireone (1.Avoid crowds 2.Head on a swivel 3.Be prepared to protect & defend those around you 4.Avoid crowds)
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To: Fireone
...Surprised she’s missing that nose ring I so adore...

You should be more tolerant. Nose rings are very biblical.

In Genesis 24:22, Abraham's servant is looking for a bride for Issac, and he starts by giving Rebekah a golden nose ring that weighs half a shekel and also two golden bracelets weighing 10 shekels.

The nose ring is valuable enough that it is a sure thing her nose was pierced to prevent loss of the ring. And, when she goes back to her brother Laban, he immediately notices the nose ring and the bracelets. This indicates that her nose was already pierced and she was probably wearing a nose ring of lesser quality.

Why is this true? Well, if her nose had not already been pierced, the first thing Laban would have noticed would have been the blood from her self-piercing to accommodate the very valuable nose ring...

15 posted on 07/13/2025 8:55:20 PM PDT by CurlyDave (I helped vote the felon into power.)
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To: lee martell

It does appear to be the same person…just after possibly years of drug abuse. Pretty sad.


16 posted on 07/13/2025 9:05:10 PM PDT by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: CurlyDave

Thanks for the interesting bit of history. Still fails to convince me, biblical yes, attractive in my opinion...falls short.


17 posted on 07/14/2025 5:19:21 AM PDT by Fireone (1.Avoid crowds 2.Head on a swivel 3.Be prepared to protect & defend those around you 4.Avoid crowds)
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To: lee martell

Yeah, that billboard of a forehead in the first pic seems to be missing in the AI version.


18 posted on 07/14/2025 5:20:58 AM PDT by Fireone (1.Avoid crowds 2.Head on a swivel 3.Be prepared to protect & defend those around you 4.Avoid crowds)
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To: BenLurkin

God blessed her with a baby to make an adult out of her.

She rejected that too.

Enjoy your choices.


19 posted on 07/14/2025 7:48:10 AM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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