Tina Turner's Cause of Death Revealed

Tina Turner's lad Ike Jr. was arrested connected cause possession charges 2 weeks earlier her death.

On May 6, the 64-year-old (born Izear Luster Turner Jr.) was taken into custody successful Alvin, Texas connected charges of ace cocaine possession and tampering with evidence, according to a constabulary study obtained by E! News June 21. 

The apprehension was made soon aft midnight, erstwhile constabulary pulled implicit a achromatic 2013 Ford Fusion driven by Ike Jr. for an "equipment violation," per the report. Upon further investigation, officers said they recovered 1.7 grams of ace cocaine and .7 grams of crystal methamphetamine.

A 32-year-old pistillate successful the car was besides arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

According to police, Ike Jr. tried to tamper with grounds erstwhile helium attempted to devour the narcotics successful his possession during the postulation stop. As Capt. Q.T. Arendell of the Alvin Police Department noted, per People, "He tried to devour the drugs earlier the officers could prehend them from him."

"She's the lone parent I've ever known," Ike Jr. told The Daily Mail in 2018. "But I haven't talked to my parent since God knows when—probably astir 2000."

Tina passed distant from earthy causes on May 24 astatine the property of 83. 

"With her euphony and her boundless passionateness for life, she enchanted millions of fans astir the satellite and inspired the stars of tomorrow," work a statement posted to her societal media pages at the time. "All our heartfelt compassion goes retired to her family. Tina, we volition miss you dearly."

Her decease came 15 years aft Ike died of an overdose successful 2007 astatine property 76.