Michael K Williams: Four charged with heroin plot that resulted in The Wire actor's death

February 02, 2022

Four men have been arrested and charged in relation to the death of The Wire actor Michael K Williams.

Williams, aged 54, was found dead at his penthouse apartment in Brooklyn, New York, last September.

New York City's medical examiner ruled he had died of acute drug intoxication.

US Attorney Damian Williams and New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell have said the four men were charged in Manhattan federal court over a narcotics conspiracy alleging the distribution of heroin laced with fentanyl, resulting in the actor's death.

Williams, who had been nominated for multiple Emmy awards, was best known for playing the gun-carrying drug dealer Omar Little in the HBO crime drama.

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