The tragic passing of celebrated actor Michael Okay. Williams final 12 months was a shock to lots of his adoring followers and colleagues within the trade, and now a brand new growth within the case emerged. 4 males have been arrested in connection to the overdose demise of Williams after the usage of surveillance cameras and different investigative means.
The U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace for the Southern District of New York made an announcement on Wednesday (Feb. 2) that they arrested 4 defendants who they allege offered Williams a tainted batch of medication that led to his overdose demise. One man, Irvin Cartagena aka “Inexperienced Eyes,” was arrested in Puerto Rico this previous Tuesday whereas Hector Robles aka “Oreja,” Luis Cruz aka “Mostro,” and Carlos Macci aka “Carlito” have been arrested in New York on the identical day.
A portion of the workplace’s press launch may be seen beneath:
U.S. Lawyer Damian Williams mentioned: “Michael Okay. Williams, a outstanding actor and producer, tragically overdosed in his New York Metropolis condominium from fentanyl-laced heroin. As we speak, together with our regulation enforcement companions on the NYPD, we announce the arrests of members of a drug crew, together with Irvin Cartagena, the person who we allege offered the lethal dose of medication to Michael Okay. Williams. This can be a public well being disaster. And it has to cease. Lethal opioids like fentanyl and heroin don’t care about who you’re or what you’ve completed. They only feed habit and result in tragedy. The Southern District of New York and our regulation enforcement companions won’t hand over. We’ll carry each software to bear. And we’ll proceed to carry accountable the sellers who push this poison, exploit habit, and trigger mindless demise.”
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell mentioned: “As these federal fees present, the NYPD’s narcotics and precinct detectives in Brooklyn North lived this case, by no means relenting of their investigation till they might carry a measure of justice to Michael Okay. Williams and his household. It’s a degree of dedication the NYPD carries out in each case, from starting to finish, in each occasion the place criminals peddle narcotics and prey on the harmless, and the place folks die from unlawful medicine. I commend our NYPD investigators, working carefully with their federal companions in the USA Lawyer’s Workplace, within the Southern District of New York, for his or her work to wash up this long-embattled block in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and for his or her sustained dedication to observe each lead this case wrought, from New York Metropolis to Puerto Rico and again.”
Williams, a local of Brooklyn, obtained his begin in leisure as a dancer for the likes of Madonna and others however turned a notable solid member of HBO crime drama The Wire as Omar Little. The position led to quite a lot of different alternatives in entrance of the digital camera, every using Williams’ big selection as an actor.
Williams was 54.
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