The dealer who sold the lethal dose of heroin containing the resulting fentanyl in death by drug overdose in 2021 The US Department of Justice announced that Michael K. Williams, the star of “The Wire,” pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple drug charges.
Ervin Cartagena, 39, who is also called Green Eyes, Admission of guilt For conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl and fentanyl, according to a press release from the US Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York. As part of his plea bargain, Cartagena accepted that some of the drugs he sold led to Williams’ death.
On September 6, 2021, Williams was found dead at the age of 54 at his home in Brooklyn, New York. Prosecutors said that one day before his death, on September 5, Williams directly purchased heroin laced with fentanyl from Cartagena in a “hand-to-hand deal.”
“Irvin Cartagena sold heroin containing fentanyl in broad daylight in New York City, which led to addiction and caused tragedy,” U.S. Attorney Damien Williams said in a statement. In doing so, he administered the lethal potion that killed Michael K. Williams.
Cartagena was a member of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in the Brooklyn borough of Williamsburg between August 2020 and February 2022, according to prosecutors.
“Despite knowledge of Williams’ death following the sale of the DTO product, Cartagena and his co-conspirators continued to sell fentanyl-laced heroin in broad daylight amidst apartment buildings in Brooklyn and Manhattan,” prosecutors said.
In February 2022, Cartagena and three other men Arrested regarding the death of Williams.
The prosecutor’s office said Cartagena faces anywhere from 5 to 40 years in prison.
Williams, who was born and raised in Brooklyn, garnered critical acclaim for her portrayal of gun-wielding bandit Omar Little on The Wire from 2002 to 2008. The Emmy-nominated actor went on to appear in several other HBO series, including “Boardwalk Empire,” which He portrayed blackmailer Chalky White.
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