A New York City man who sold “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams the fentanyl-laced heroin that killed him pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday and faces at least five years in prison, prosecutors said.
Irvin Cartagena, 39, of Brooklyn, is one of four people charged in connection with the 2021 overdose death of Williams, who played Omar Little in the hit HBO series.
Cartagena pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and fentanyl analogue, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York said in a statement.
Prosecutors said Cartagena did the hand-to-hand transaction with Williams on Sept. 5, 2021, the day before he was found dead.
“Williams died as a result of using that fentanyl-laced heroin,” the U.S. attorney’s office said in a statement.
Sept. 7, 202101:56
An attorney for Cartagena did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday evening.
Cartagena faces a minimum of five years in prison and a maximum of 40 years in prison when he is sentenced, according to prosecutors.
Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 18, according to court records.
Police responded to Williams’ Brooklyn apartment at 2 p.m. on Sept. 6 and found the actor dead, officials have said.
Williams was nominated for an Emmy Award five times, most recently in 2021 for his performance as Montrose Freeman in HBO’s “Lovecraft County.”
A medical examiner ruled that he died of an accidental overdose. Williams had been open about his struggles with drug addiction.
Source: | This article originally belongs to Nbcnews.com
