- A Brooklyn drug dealer has officially pleaded guilty to providing actor Michael K. Williams with fentanyl-laced heroin, causing his death.
- HuffPost said, "Irvin Cartagena's plea to a charge of conspiring to distribute drugs was entered in Manhattan federal court."
- They added, "Sentencing was set by U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams for Aug. 18, when Cartagena will face a mandatory minimum of five years in prison and the possibility of as many as 40 years."
- "The Wire" actor overdosed in his Brooklyn apartment in 2021.
- According to authorities, he passed away hours after buying the drugs from Cartagena.
- HuffPost adds that Cartagena signed a plea agreement with prosecutors.