'The Wire' Creator Pleads for Mercy in Actor's Death Case
David Simon, co-creator of "The Wire," has written a letter to a Manhattan judge urging leniency for Carlos Macci, one of the men charged in connection with the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams. Simon, a close friend of Williams, argues that incarcerating Macci, a 71-year-old struggling with addiction, would serve no purpose and that Williams himself would have advocated for mercy. Macci's lawyer has requested a sentence of time served, while the court's probation office recommended a 10-year sentence. Williams, known for his role as Omar Little in "The Wire," openly discussed his own struggles with drug addiction before his death in 2021.