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‘Wire’ Creator David Simon: Don’t Jail Man Over Michael K. Williams’ Death

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Four people pleaded guilty to charges in connection with Michael K. Williams’ fatal overdose.

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

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David Simon, the co-creator of “The Wire,” asked a judge to be lenient when sentencing Carlos Macci, a man charged in connection with Michael K. Williams’ death.
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The co-creator of The Wire has asked a judge not to incarcerate a man who was charged in connection with the deadly fentanyl overdose of the show’s star Michael

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Dan Ladden-Hall

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