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The two-year investigation with the Carver County Sheriff’s Office into my cousin’s death concluded in 2018. The decision was announced on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at the Carver County Justice Center in Chaska, Minnesota. Carver County Attorney Mark Metz articulated the legal status of the investigation and announced that no criminal charges would be filed.
My name is Charles (Chazz) Smith. I started Justice4cuz in April 2016. The investigation involving the death of Prince Rogers Nelson is personal because Prince is my younger cousin, and we grew up together.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency determined Dr. Michael Schulenberg illegally prescribed opioids in the days leading up to my cousin’s fatal overdose. Dr. Schulenberg agreed to pay a $30,000 fine to settle the alleged drug violation. He admitted to Carver County Sheriff’s Detective Chris Nelson that, “he had prescribed Prince a prescription for Oxycodone the same day as the emergency plane landing but put the prescription in Kirk Johnson’s name for Prince’s privacy.” As part of the settlement agreement, Dr. Schulenberg agreed to comply with stricter reporting requirements of controlled substances with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration over the next two years. Since then Dr. Schulenberg complied and the administrative file has been closed.
After meeting with the Carver County Sheriff’s Office, I took some time to reflect on the results of the initial investigation. I consulted with legal professionals and considered a number of options. On May 1, 2018, I announced on social media that I would be launching a private and secondary investigation. My plan is to continue the investigation and respectfully press the authorities until there is both accountability and justice into my cousin’s tragic and untimely death.
My primary objective is to learn who obtained the counterfeit Vicodin pills that were laced with Fentanyl and what role others played regardless if it was an accident or not.
