Saturday, August 13, 2022

Four Charged With Killing Michael K. Williams Appear In Empty Courtroom, Trial May 15

 

By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell Book
BBC Honduras - CIA Trial Book - NY Mag

SDNY COURT EXCLUSIVE, August 12 – The four defendants detained for the death of Michael K. Williams were presented in court on August 12. Inner City Press was the only media in the courtroom. 

 On August 12, 2022 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Ronnie Abrams held an in-person proceeding. Inner City Press went and covered it.

There were four defense lawyers, and three of the defendants.

  It was said that one of the defense lawyers could not start a trial earlier than July 15, 2023. Judge Abrams said that was too slow, and defendants nodded. One of them was resisting wearing his COVID mask.  

 A trial date of May 15, 2023 was selected. Then the three defendant, in yellow prison jumpsuits, were led to the elevators of 40 Foley Square.

Previously SDNY said IRVIN CARTAGENA, a/k/a “Green Eyes,” was charged in a criminal complaint unsealed yesterday in Manhattan federal court with a narcotics conspiracy in which he distributed the fentanyl-laced heroin that resulted in the death of Michael K. Williams.  In another criminal complaint unsealed today, co-conspirators HECTOR ROBLES, a/k/a “Oreja,” LUIS CRUZ, a/k/a “Mostro,” and CARLOS MACCI, a/k/a “Carlito,” were charged as members of the fentanyl and heroin conspiracy.  CARTAGENA was arrested in Puerto Rico yesterday and is expected to be presented tomorrow in federal court in Puerto Rico.  ROBLES, CRUZ, and MACCI were arrested. 

And still detained. The case is USA v. Cartagena, et al., 22-cr-92 (Abrams)

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