’16 and Pregnant’ Star Whitney Purvis Avoids Arrest in Youngster Assist Case

Whitney Purvis has prevented arrest in her ongoing little one help case after coughing up a hefty fee ordered by a decide … TMZ has discovered.

In keeping with courtroom docs, obtained by TMZ, the “16 and Pregnant” alum was on the point of being arrested after the courtroom discovered she’d fallen greater than $23K behind on little one help for her youngsters — Weston Jr. and River — with ex Weston Gosa.

The decide ordered Purvis be taken into custody and jailed until she paid a $4K lump sum purge fee to keep away from jail time. Court docket docs now present she paid the total quantity … so the decide rescinded the order earlier than she was ever arrested.

Purvis remains to be on the hook transferring ahead as a result of she’s been ordered to proceed paying $353 monthly in present little one help, plus $20 monthly towards the arrears, together with further processing charges.

We broke the story … Purvis was beforehand in police custody after being arrested on a felony involuntary manslaughter cost tied to an alleged deadly overdose. Police claimed she deliberately distributed Tranq, a fentanyl-xylazine combination, which they are saying prompted John Mark Harris to die from a poisonous overdose.

She additionally faces two further drug fees, together with possession with intent to distribute. The arrest got here simply weeks after the loss of life of her teenage son, Weston Jr.