Drug Dealer Gets 10 Years in Prison in Death of Actor Michael K. Williams

Actor Michael K. Williams poses for a portrait at the Beverly Hilton during the 2016 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., on July 30, 2016. Chris Pizzello/AP Photo

NEW YORK—A New York City drug dealer was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for providing “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams with fentanyl-laced heroin, causing his death.

Irvin Cartagena, 40, of Aibonito, Puerto Rico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams. Mr. Cartagena had pleaded guilty in April to conspiring to distribute drugs.