Tug Daniels

Carlton "Tug" Daniels
First appearance	"Cuts Like a Knife" (episode 4.12)
Last appearance	"Even the Score" (episode 4.15)
Reason/Cause	Murdered by Burr Redding
Details
Prisoner No.	01D251
Aliases	Tug Daniels
Gender	Male
Age	29 (Deceased)
Date of Conviction	February 20, 2001
Date of Death	February 26, 2001
Affiliations	Supreme Allah † & The Homeboys
Spouse	Unspecified
Relatives	Gray Daniels (brother) †
Kill Count	0
Episode Count	4 Episodes
Portrayed by	Method Man

"Burr Redding says you get to live 'cause you and he got history. But he ain't gonna be around forever, bro. And when he die - you die."

―Tug Daniels

Carlton Daniels, better known as Tug Daniels, was an African-American inmate featured in Oz. Portrayed by Method Man.

Character Summary

"Prisoner number 01D251, Carlton Daniels AKA Tug Daniels. Convicted February 20, 2001 - Attempted murder in the first degree. Sentence: 28 years, up for parole in 14."

―The Narrator

He is in Oz for the attempted murder of Supreme Allah in Oz's visiting room, by orders of Burr Redding. Although initially working for Burr Redding, he decides to betray him and help work along with Supreme Allah, but Redding finds out and murders him.

Plot Summary

Season 4, Part II

Daniels is an African-American who is an acquaintance of Oz inmate Burr Redding. His older brother Gray was murdered in 2000 by prisoner Supreme Allah. As the Homeboys are at war with Supreme Allah, Redding informs him of a visit that Supreme Allah is having with his girlfriend. Daniels comes to the visiting room and stabs Supreme Allah with a toothbrush shank supplied by Arnold "Poet" Jackson. Supreme Allah survives the attack and Daniels is charged with attempted murder and sentenced to 28-years in prison with the possibility of parole in 14.

Daniels 'standing trial' for his betrayal.

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 Sicilian inmate Chucky Pancamo in the gym. The S.O.R.T. team breaks it up however and the prison is put in lockdown. Daniels later berates Augustus Hill for reporting the Homeboys to the hacks.

Daniels displays himself as Redding's most loyal soldier in every way but it is all part of a secret plan he has with Supreme Allah. Supreme Allah and Daniels are working together getting Burr Redding to be exterminated so that they can run the drug trade. Daniels decides that Supreme Allah 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 Colonel Edward Galson sees Daniels and Supreme Allah meeting in the library together. As a result, Redding strangles him to death in the gym after Poet pays off the COs to leave the area. The body of Daniels is then discovered in the cafeteria dumpster by O'Reily during lunch.

Appearances

Season 4, Part II

• Cuts Like a Knife
• Blizzard of '01
• Orpheus Descending
• Even the Score (Death)

Gallery

Daniels with the toothbrush shank.

Daniels as seen in his crime flashback.

Daniels' mugshot.

Daniels preparing lunch with Poet and Omar.

Daniels having lunch with Poet and Vahue.

Daniels intimidating Hill.

Daniels meeting with Supreme Allah in the library.

Daniels being killed by Burr Redding.

The End of Tug Daniels.

Daniels in the garbage after being found by Ryan O'Reily.

The Homeboys
Simon Adebisi - Burr Redding - Jefferson Keane - Kenny Wangler - Poet - Junior Pierce - Supreme Allah - Tug Daniels - Leroy Tidd - Mondo Browne - Reggie Rawls - Malcolm Coyle - Paul Markstrom - Desmond Mobay - Johnny Post - Curtis Bennett