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"The Wire" creator David Simon had asked for leniency in the case, saying the late actor would not want to see the 71-year-old dealer, who struggled with addiction, jailed.
Irvin Cartagena's plea to a charge of conspiring to distribute drugs that killed Williams in September of 2021 was entered in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday.
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Irving 'Green Eyes' Cartagena was caught on surveillance camera around the corner from Williams' apartment the day before his death making a hand-to-hand sale.
The Department of Justice has confirmed that four individuals have been arrested in connection with Michael K. Williams’ death by drug overdose last year.