The second man accused of supplying drugs to Liam Payne before his death surrenders to Argentine police

The second of two men charged with supplying drugs British singer Liam PayneThe man who fell from his third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires last year has turned himself in to authorities, Argentine police said.

A police source told AFP that David Ezequiel Pereira (21 years old) surrendered himself to the police on Monday in Paracas, south of Buenos Aires.

Pereira was an employee at the Casa Sur Hotel in the Argentine capital, where the former One Direction singer died last October.

last week, Police arrested 24-year-old hotel waiter Brian Baez He is accused, along with Pereira, of providing drugs to Payne. Baez’s attorney confirmed to CBS News that he had been arrested. Toxicology tests after Payne’s death found he had “traces of alcohol, cocaine and an anti-depressant” in his system.

A total of five people were charged On the death of a pop singer. Three of them – Payne’s representative in Argentina, the hotel manager and the head receptionist – are charged with manslaughter in the case.

Prosecutors said last month The hotel manager and the hotel receptionist allowed Payne to be moved to his room, which had a balcony, instead of keeping him in a place where there were no sources of danger, and with his companions, until medical assistance arrived.

Hotel workers Call the police today On October 16, the day of Payne’s death, they reported an “aggressive man who may be under the influence of drugs or alcohol,” a Buenos Aires police spokesperson said in a statement to CBS News on October 16, the day of Payne’s death.

Payne has spoken publicly about his struggles with drug abuse and dealing with achieving fame at a young age.

His death sparked a global outpouring of grief from his family, former bandmates and fans, with thousands of mourners gathering around the world.

One of the world’s highest-grossing live acts of the 2000s, One Direction went on hiatus indefinitely in 2016. Payne enjoyed some solo success before his career stalled.