David Simon urged Judge Ronnie Abrams to consider a lesser punishment for the 71-year-old defendant, Carlos Macci.
The co-creator of HBO’s “The Wire” is urging leniency for the drug dealer who sold fentanyl to Michael K. Williams before his fatal overdose — saying the beloved actor “bears the fuller responsibility” for the tragedy.
He also cites Williams’ own long-held opposition to mass incarceration and a failed war on drugs, and concludes “no possible good can come from incarcerating a 71-year-old soul,” according to the letterGetty Images“The Wire” ran on HBO from 2002 through 2008, and drew in part on Simon’s experiences as a Baltimore police reporter to recount the stories of investigators and dealers entrenched in the city’s illicit drug trade.
“Then, to stay at work — which was, in fact, a stabilizing influence in his life — [Williams] readily agreed to let us help him address his drug use, going so far as to seek the constant companionship of a crew member whose job was to assure some distance between Mike and temptation,” he recalled.
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