(L.A.) Charles Bevitt, 72, Died at a Residence

Case Number: 2025-06179

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 72-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred at his residence.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Charles Bevitt.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Other Significant Condition: Mitragynine Effects

RIP CHARLES BEVITT (February 18, 1953 – April 10, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 11:37 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on July 17, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.

Mitragynine is the most abundant active alkaloid in the Southeast Asian plant Mitragyna speciosa, commonly known as kratom.