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The Independent UK
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Ellie Harrison

Michael K Williams: Man sentenced to prison in connection with death of The Wire star

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A 72-year-old man, linked to a crew of drug dealers blamed in the fentanyl-laced heroin death of The Wire star Michael K Williams, was sentenced this week to more than two years in prison.

On Tuesday (25 July), Carlos Macci was sentenced to two and a half years in prison by US District Judge Ronnie Abrams, who told Macci that selling heroin and fentanyl “not only cost Mr Williams his life, but it's costing your freedom”, in part because he did not stop selling drugs after Williams died.

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