Absolutely tacky that this coincides with his death anniversary week. Looks like it's media focused. You can't tell me a week before or after this couldn't have happened. Smh ~ Isa 💜
A toxicology report from Prince's autopsy shows he had "an exceedingly high" concentration of fentanyl in his body when he died on April 21, 2016.
CHASKA, Minn. - A decision will be announced Thursday on whether or not anyone will face criminal charges in the death of legendary singer, Prince Rogers Nelson.
Officials with the Carver County Attorney's Office released a statement Wednesday saying a press conference will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday to announce Attorney Mark Metz's decision.
"County Attorney Metz will articulate the legal status of these matters but County Attorney Metz will not take media questions following the announcement," the statement reads.
A toxicology report from Prince's autopsy shows he had "an exceedingly high" concentration of fentanyl in his body when he died on April 21, 2016.
Prince was 57 when he was found alone and unresponsive in an elevator at his Paisley Park estate.
The report said the concentration of fentanyl in Prince's blood was 67.8 micrograms per liter. The report explains that fatalities have been documented in people with blood levels ranging from three to 58 micrograms per liter.
Search warrants released about a year after Prince's death showed authorities found numerous pills in various containers around his home. The unsealed documents also showed that authorities searched his home, cellphone records of associates and his email accounts to try to determine how he got the drug.
At one point, two doctors who treated or planned to treat Prince, Michael Schulenberg, a local specialist, and Howard Kornfeld, an opioid-addiction specialist from California whose son Andrew was among those who discovered Prince's body, were questioned by investigators but they are no longer of interest, according to their lawyers.
"I do not expect criminal charges against Dr. Kornfeld or his son Andrew," Minneapolis lawyer, William Mauzy said at that time.
While many who knew Prince over the years said he had a reputation for clean living, some said he also struggled with pain after years of intense performances.
Documents released by authorities last year paint a picture of a man struggling with an addiction to prescription opioids and withdrawal, and they also show there were efforts to get him help.
Associates at Paisley Park told investigators that Prince had been "going through withdrawals, which are believed to be the result of the abuse of prescription medication," according to an affidavit unsealed in state court last year.
Just six days before he died, Prince passed out on a plane, and an emergency stop was made in Moline, Illinois. The musician had to be revived with two doses of a drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. Prince did not have any prescriptions for fentanyl.
Source: http://www.thv11.com/mobile/article/news/decision-on-charges-in-princes-death-coming-thursday/89-542500026
