The drug distributor who supplied The Wire actor Michael K. Williams with heroin linked with fentanyl and caused the actor’s passing in 2021 has been given a jail term of ten years.
The Wire actor Michael K. Williams with heroin linked with fentanyl died and the accused is given 20 year sentence in prison. (Photo: NY Post)
Actor Michael K. Williams’ passing was caused by heroin linked with fentanyl
In accordance with the U.S. news release from April, Irvin Cartagena, 40, also known as “Green Eyes,” previously admitted guilt to conspiring to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and fentanyl analog. The district attorney’s office in New York. Cartagena acknowledged that some of the medicines he sold contributed to actor Michael K. Williams’ demise as part of a plea agreement.
According to The Times, Judge Ronnie Abrams claimed that actor Michael K. Williams was unaware that Cartagena knew the heroin was mixed with fentanyl when he sold it. As a result, the sentence imposed was meant to serve as a warning to others who distribute fentanyl, as it has recently been responsible for a large number of fatalities in the United States.
Actor Michael K. Williams passed away on September 6, 2021, after consuming heroin that had been fentanyl-laced and that he had purchased from Cartagena the day before. He was 54.
The sentencing for the accused actor Michael K. Williams’s death
In September 2021, actor Michael K. Williams overdosed in his opulent Brooklyn home. He was discovered “cold” by his nephew and later passed away hours after authorities claimed he had purchased the heroin from Cartagena on a Brooklyn sidewalk in the Williamsburg district. One of the neighboring security cameras captured the transaction.
According to the prosecution, Cartagena eventually escaped to Puerto Rico, where he was apprehended in February 2022. Sean Maher, Cartagena’s attorney, argued that a heavy sentence wouldn’t bring the renowned actor back before the judge handed down the sentence.
It is stated in an essay that was published by the Associated Press that “Cartagena’s beautiful life was lost, and a sentence of double digits in prison will not restore it.” In addition, “Mr. Cartagena was the one who handed the small packet of drugs to actor Michael K. Williams in a tragic instant. it easily could have been any of the other men who were there or in the area selling the same drugs.”
