In a letter to a Manhattan judge, The Wire creator David Simon called the late Michael K. Williams “one of the finest actors with whom I have had the honor to collaborate and one of the most thoughtful, gracious and charitable souls I could ever call a friend.” But he also asks for leniency for a man charged in Williams’ death. Williams, who played stick-up man Omar Little on the HBO drama, died after overdosing on fentanyl-laced heroin in September 2021 at age 54. And Carlos Macci, 71, is one of four people who have been charged in connection with his death, according to The New York Times. According to a U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York criminal complaint cited by TVLine, Macci and the three other men — Irvin Cartagena, 40, Hector Robles, 58, and Luiz Cruz, 57 — kept selling their drugs even after learning that Williams had died. Nicole Rivelli/HBO...
- 7/8/2023
- TV Insider
The Wire creator David Simon has used his famously effective words to ask for leniency in the sentencing of one of the men charged in connection with actor Michael K. Williams’ fatal overdose.
Williams, who played Omar Little on The Wire, was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment on Sept. 6, 2021. He was 54.
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New York City’s medical examiner determined that Williams’ death was an accidental overdose — specifically,...
Williams, who played Omar Little on The Wire, was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment on Sept. 6, 2021. He was 54.
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New York City’s medical examiner determined that Williams’ death was an accidental overdose — specifically,...
- 7/7/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
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