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Four arrested in connection to overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams
By
Ben Feuerherd
February 2, 2022 2:42pm
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'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams dead at 54
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The suspects, Hector Robles, Luis Cruz, Carlos Macci and Irvin Cartagena, were each charged with narcotics conspiracy for distributing fentanyl-laced heroin that led to Williams’ overdose death in September 2021, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said.
The suspects were members of a drug crew that operated on the south side of Williamsburg and sold cocaine that was laced with deadly fentanyl.
Surveillance footage obtained by investigators shows Cartagena allegedly completing a hand-to-hand drug sale with Williams the day before he was found dead in his Williamsburg apartment.
The four men continued to sell the deadly drugs at residential buildings in Brooklyn and Manhattan — even after learning their stash allegedly killed Williams, the feds said.
Surveillance footage shows Cartagena allegedly completing a hand-to-hand drug sale with Williams the day before he was found dead.SDNY
The men continued to sell the deadly drugs in Brooklyn and Manhattan — even after learning their stash allegedly killed Williams, feds said.SDNY
Michael K. Williams died at the age of 54 on September 6, 2021.Getty Images
“This is a public health crisis. And it has to stop. Deadly opioids like fentanyl and heroin don’t care about who you are or what you’ve accomplished. They just feed addiction and lead to tragedy,” US Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement announcing the arrests.
Cartagena was arrested in Puerto Rico on Tuesday and is expected to make an initial court appearance Thursday in federal court there.
Robles, Cruz and Macci were arrested Tuesday and are expected to appear in Manhattan federal court Wednesday afternoon.
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Updated
'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams dead at 54
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The suspects, Hector Robles, Luis Cruz, Carlos Macci and Irvin Cartagena, were each charged with narcotics conspiracy for distributing fentanyl-laced heroin that led to Williams’ overdose death in September 2021, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said.
The suspects were members of a drug crew that operated on the south side of Williamsburg and sold cocaine that was laced with deadly fentanyl.
Surveillance footage obtained by investigators shows Cartagena allegedly completing a hand-to-hand drug sale with Williams the day before he was found dead in his Williamsburg apartment.
The four men continued to sell the deadly drugs at residential buildings in Brooklyn and Manhattan — even after learning their stash allegedly killed Williams, the feds said.
Surveillance footage shows Cartagena allegedly completing a hand-to-hand drug sale with Williams the day before he was found dead.SDNY
The men continued to sell the deadly drugs in Brooklyn and Manhattan — even after learning their stash allegedly killed Williams, feds said.SDNY
Michael K. Williams died at the age of 54 on September 6, 2021.Getty Images“This is a public health crisis. And it has to stop. Deadly opioids like fentanyl and heroin don’t care about who you are or what you’ve accomplished. They just feed addiction and lead to tragedy,” US Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement announcing the arrests.
Cartagena was arrested in Puerto Rico on Tuesday and is expected to make an initial court appearance Thursday in federal court there.
Robles, Cruz and Macci were arrested Tuesday and are expected to appear in Manhattan federal court Wednesday afternoon.
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Four Men Arrested in Connection With Michael K. Williams’s Fatal Overdose
By Ashley Shannon Wu
Michael K. Williams Photo: Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET
Update: March 2 at 1:30 p.m.: All four men charged in relation to Michael K. Williams’s death pleaded not guilty during their arraignment in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday. The indictment charges each man with one count of narcotics conspiracy resulting in death.
Original story follows.
Manhattan authorities arrested four men on Wednesday in connection with the fatal overdose of Michael K. Williams. The actor, 54, was found dead in his apartment after overdosing on heroin-laced fentanyl on September 6, 2021. Irvin Cartagena, 39, Hector Robles, 57, Luis Cruz, 56, and Carlos Macci, 70, were allegedly involved in the drug-trafficking group that sold the narcotics to Williams in Brooklyn. Cartagena was identified in September 5 surveillance video of the alleged transaction, according to a release from the Department of Justice.
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Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, called overdose deaths “a public health crisis” in a press release on Wednesday afternoon. “It has to stop. Deadly opioids like fentanyl and heroin don’t care about who you are or what you’ve accomplished.”
Each of the accused are charged with “conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl analogue, fentanyl, and heroin, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years in prison and a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison,” while Cartegena is additionally charged with Williams’s death “in connection with the narcotics conspiracy.” The drug- trafficking group was linked to Williams’s overdose during an investigation that began early last year. Authorities claim the men knew about the actor’s overdose death, but kept selling heroin-laced fentanyl to customers in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
By Ashley Shannon Wu
Michael K. Williams Photo: Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET
Update: March 2 at 1:30 p.m.: All four men charged in relation to Michael K. Williams’s death pleaded not guilty during their arraignment in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday. The indictment charges each man with one count of narcotics conspiracy resulting in death.
Original story follows.
Manhattan authorities arrested four men on Wednesday in connection with the fatal overdose of Michael K. Williams. The actor, 54, was found dead in his apartment after overdosing on heroin-laced fentanyl on September 6, 2021. Irvin Cartagena, 39, Hector Robles, 57, Luis Cruz, 56, and Carlos Macci, 70, were allegedly involved in the drug-trafficking group that sold the narcotics to Williams in Brooklyn. Cartagena was identified in September 5 surveillance video of the alleged transaction, according to a release from the Department of Justice.
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Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, called overdose deaths “a public health crisis” in a press release on Wednesday afternoon. “It has to stop. Deadly opioids like fentanyl and heroin don’t care about who you are or what you’ve accomplished.”
Each of the accused are charged with “conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl analogue, fentanyl, and heroin, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years in prison and a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison,” while Cartegena is additionally charged with Williams’s death “in connection with the narcotics conspiracy.” The drug- trafficking group was linked to Williams’s overdose during an investigation that began early last year. Authorities claim the men knew about the actor’s overdose death, but kept selling heroin-laced fentanyl to customers in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
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