’16 & Pregnant’ Star Whitney Purvis
Avoids Arrest for Back Child Support
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Whitney Purvis has avoided arrest in her ongoing child support case after coughing up a hefty payment ordered by a judge … TMZ has learned.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, the “16 and Pregnant” alum was on the brink of being arrested after the court found she’d fallen more than $23K behind on child support for her kids — Weston Jr. and River — with ex Weston Gosa.
The judge ordered Purvis be taken into custody and jailed unless she paid a $4K lump sum purge payment to avoid jail time. Court docs now show she paid the full amount … so the judge rescinded the order before she was ever arrested.
Purvis is still on the hook moving forward because she’s been ordered to continue paying $353 per month in current child support, plus $20 per month toward the arrears, along with additional processing fees.
We broke the story … Purvis was previously in police custody after being arrested on a felony involuntary manslaughter charge tied to an alleged fatal overdose. Police claimed she intentionally distributed Tranq, a fentanyl-xylazine mixture, which they say caused John Mark Harris to die from a toxic overdose.
She also faces two additional drug charges, including possession with intent to distribute. The arrest came just weeks after the death of her teenage son, Weston Jr.
