One of the three people accused of selling the drugs that killed rapper Mac Miller has been released from prison.

According to a representative for the Bureau of Prisons, Cameron James Pettit was released from the Mendota Federal Correctional Institution, California, on Oct. 11 after being arrested in 2019 and charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances resulting in death. His two co-defendants, Stephen Walter and Ryan Reavis, were also arrested and indicted on the same federal charges.

Under a plea deal with prosecutors, Walter and Reavis each pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of fentanyl and were sentenced to about 17 years and 11 years behind bars, respectively.

Court records show Pettit never pleaded guilty to any charges while in federal custody. He actually pleaded not guilty to the charges at his trial in 2019, but he has apparently been in custody since then.

Pettit, Walter and Reavis were accused of selling Miller counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl, leading to the hip hop star's 2018 death in LA's Studio City neighborhood.

On Thursday, Miller's estate announced that a new album called "Balloonerism," featuring work produced by the rapper between 2013 and 2015, will be released in January. Fans attending Tyler, the Creator 's Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival were treated to a preview of the album last weekend.

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