Michael K. Williams’ nephew reacts to the late actor’s drug dealer’s guilty plea
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Michael K. Williams’ family is trying to move from the trauma they suffered following the overdose of The Wire’s star. However, William’s nephew claimed that their healing process includes hoping that the heroin dealer finds the help he needs behind prison bars.
Here is everything you need to know.
Michael K. Williams’s nephew breaks his silence over the distributor’s guilty plead
Michael K. Williams’ nephew Dominic Dupont believes that the drug dealer is going to need God following a lengthy prison sentence.
If you didn’t know, Irvin Cartagena, also known as Green Eyes, pled guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute drugs on Wednesday. Moreover, it was connected to the fatal death of Williams.
In addition, Dupont found that his uncle Williams had died in 2021 due to a drug overdose in his Brooklyn apartment.
The nephew of late actor Michael K. Williams hopes the heroin dealer who sold his uncle the fatal dose finds God in prison. https://t.co/ia1jsQhAi7
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Besides that, the dealer who sold Williams the drugs cut a plea deal. He eventually decided to settle with an exchange of prison sentence between five and 40 years.
Meanwhile, Dupont said that men like Cartagena will likely spend decades in prison because of the poor choices they make. But he shared that the dealer will use the time to get better
Furthermore, Dupont added that he is an advocate for justice just like his late famous uncle. But added that justice in Williams’ death is quite complicated.
He said, ‘People have to be held accountable and responsible for the decisions they make.’
A document on the other hand read, ‘On or about September 5, 2021, members of the drug trafficking organization sold Michael K Williams heroin. It was laced with fentanyl and a fentanyl analog, with Cartagena executing the hand-to-hand transaction.’
More about Michael K. Williams’s death
Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney behind the case, revealed in a statement that Irvin Cartagena sold the drug ‘in broad daylight in New York City, feeding addiction and causing the tragedy.’
He continued in the Manhattan federal courtroom, ‘He dealt the fatal dose that killed Michael K Williams.’
Subsequently, he stated, ‘This office and our law enforcement partners will continue to hold accountable the dealers who push this poison, exploit addiction, and cause senseless death in our community.’
Williams claimed in a previous statement, ‘This is a public health crisis. And it has to stop.’
He added, ‘Deadly opioids like fentanyl and heroin don’t care about who you are or what you’ve accomplished. They just feed addiction and lead to tragedy.’
