4 Charged in Overdose Death of Actor Michael K. Williams

4 Charged in Overdose Death of Actor Michael K. Williams
Michael K. Williams is seen in his award show look for the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Miami, Fla., on March 31, 2021. Rodrigo Varela/Getty Images
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NEW YORK—Four men believed to be members of a drug distribution crew have been charged in the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams five months ago, authorities said Wednesday.

All four were arrested Tuesday and were in custody based on criminal complaints in Manhattan federal court, including one defendant who was arrested in Puerto Rico, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Damian Williams and New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell.