A medical examiner determined that Prince died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that doctors often prescribe for patients dealing with chronic pain from late-stage cancer and is also used as an anesthetic during heart surgery.
Johnson's lawyer Clayton Tyler released a statement saying that after reviewing the documents, "we believe that it is clear that Kirk Johnson did not secure nor supply the drugs which caused Prince's death".
Authorities have said neither foul play nor suicide is suspected.
Prince was found dead in the elevator of his home in Chanhassen, Minnesota, by Mr Johnson on 21 April past year. The warrants were unsealed Monday, almost a year after his death.
The newly unsealed records show that Prince's associates told investigators that he had been struggling with opioid abuse and sometimes went through withdrawals.
Prince was found unresponsive in a lift at his complex. FILE - In this April 21, 2016, file photo, a rainbow appears over Prince's Paisley Park estate near a memorial for the rock superstar in Chanhassen, Minn. He may have been dead for as long as six hours.
In a statement Monday, Schulenberg's attorney said the doctor was cooperating with the investigation and denied prescribing opioids to Prince or "any other person with the intent that they would be given to Prince". He said his father was unaware that he had brought the medications.
Authorities found a pamphlet for Howard Kornfeld's "Recovery Without Walls" program in the Purple Rain room at Paisley Park. Prince was given a memorable tribute by Bruno Mars at the Grammys this year.
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Prince's doctor, Dr. Michael Todd Schulenberg, had been accused by authorities of writing prescriptions for Prince under Jonson's name for privacy purposes. One of the names was Peter Bravestrong. That name was on a luggage tag during his trip to Atlanta to perform in concert the week before his death.
Investigators said Schulenberg admitted to meeting with Prince twice, on April 7 and April 20, 2016. Prince was documented as suffering from an opiate overdose, but the musician refused treatment at the hospital.
A computer found near that suitcase in Prince's bedroom was initially overlooked by investigators, until they learned through interviews that Prince did not use a cell phone. Investigators searched those accounts.
Investigators were not satisfied with some of the answers they got from the group at Prince's estate. She said she communicated with Prince through an email account set up under the name of one of Prince's former managers, Julia Ramadan. None of those drugs are considered opioids. Today, a series of search warrants and affidavits from the criminal investigation of Prince's accidental opioid overdose were made public by the Carver County District Court in Minnesota. They were stored in various pill bottles that were mislabeled, and some prescription meds were also found in vitamin bottles and envelopes.
They confirm last year's media reports that painkillers were in the singer's possession following his death.
"The oxycodone in this case is only tangential to the whole case", Tamburino said. The level of fentanyl found in his system during his autopsy would be fatal for anyone, according to someone familiar with the investigation.
According to an affidavit filed September 12, 2016, Carver County Sheriff's investigators and the DEA conducted a Minnesota Prescription Monitoring Program warrant.
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