# ‘16 and Pregnant’ alum Whitney Purvis pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/16-and-pregnant-alum-whitney-purvis-pleads-guilty-to-involuntary-manslaughter/
- Published: 2026-11-11T16:01:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T16:24:54+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://pagesix.com/2026/11/11/celebrity-news/16-and-pregnant-alum-whitney-purvis-pleads-guilty-to-involuntary-manslaughter/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Whitney Purvis pleaded guilty over John M. Harris’s overdose death.
- She also admitted to fentanyl sale and illegal use of a communication facility.
- She could face up to 44 years in prison.

## Summary

Whitney Purvis, known for appearing on MTV’s “16 and Pregnant”, has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter over the 2025 death of John M. Harris. She also pleaded guilty to illegal use of a communication facility and selling fentanyl, and could face up to 44 years in prison.

Court documents say Purvis entered an Alford plea on three of her seven charges, allowing her to accept a plea deal while maintaining a claim of innocence. Prosecutors said she delivered fentanyl mixed with xylazine to Harris, 37, at his home in Rome, Georgia; he died of a toxic overdose on 17 February 2025. She was arrested in July 2025, and prosecutors later brought a seven-count indictment that included aggravated involuntary murder.

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