Four men were arrested and charged in relation to the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams last September. On Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced the arrest of Irvin Cartagena, the man who allegedly “sold the deadly dose” of fentanyl-laced heroin to Williams the day before his death. He …
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On September 6th, 2021, Michael Kenneth Williams was found dead in his home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Early reports claimed that drug paraphernalia was found in the apartment and the death was being investigated as a drug overdose. A toxicology report released on September 24th confirmed that cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin …
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