- Tug Daniels
Carlton "Tug" Daniels, played by
Method Man of theWu Tang Clan , is a character in theHBO prison drama Oz.Character overview
"Prisoner #01D251. Convicted February 20, 2001 - Attempted first degree murder. Sentence: 28 years, eligible for parole in 14."
He is in Oz actually for the attempted murder of
Supreme Allah in Oz's visiting room, by orders ofBurr Redding . Although initially working forBurr Redding , he decides to betray him and help work along withSupreme Allah , but Redding finds out and murders him.eason 4 Part II
Daniels is an
African American who is an acquaintance of Oz inmateBurr Redding . His older brother Gray was murdered in 2000 by inmateSupreme Allah . As the Homeboys are at war with Allah, Redding informs him of a visit that Supreme is having with his girlfriend. Tug comes to the visiting room and assaults Supreme with a toothbrush shank supplied byArnold "Poet" Jackson . Supreme lives and Tug is charged with attempted murder sentenced to 28 years up for parole in 14. The sentence is meaningless to Daniels however as he has a spot in Redding's gang. He acts as a main soldier and enforcer to Redding and attempts to murder Italian inmateChucky Pancamo in the gym. The S.O.R.T. team breaks it up however and the prison is put in lockdown. Tug also beratesAugustus Hill on a regular basis for snitching on Burr. Tug displays himself as Redding's most loyal soldier in every way but it is all part of a secret plan he has withSupreme Allah . Supreme and Daniels are working together gettingBurr Redding ,Enrique Morales , andChucky Pancamo to be exterminated so that they can run the drug trade. Tug decides that Supreme is actually a worthy ally because he lived through the shanking so he wishes to assist him in running Oz. Redding however finds out after his cellmate ColonelEdward Galson sees Tug Daniels and Supreme Allah meeting together. As a result, Redding strangles him to death in the gym after Poet pays off the COs. His body is then discovered in the cafeteria dumpster by O'Reiily during lunch.External links
* [http://www.hbo.com/oz/groups/homeboys.shtml Official biography at Oz website]
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