Man pleads guilty in connection with Michael K. Williams' fatal overdose.

Irvin Cartagena has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and fentanyl analogue, in connection with the drug overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams. Cartagena, who allegedly sold the fentanyl-laced heroin that resulted in Williams' death, faces a minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum sentence of 40 years behind bars. Williams was found dead in his New York City apartment in September 2021 due to acute intoxication from a combination of fentanyl, p-fluorofentanyl, heroin, and cocaine.