Granville Adams
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Granville Adams is an American actor best known for his role as Zahir Arif
on the HBO television series Oz
. He also had a recurring role on the NBC
series Homicide: Life on the Street
as Officer Jeff Westby.
On February 4, 2007, Adams was arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide for the death of one man in a nightclub
. According to police reports, Adams got into an altercation with Orlando Valle at BED New York, a Manhattan
nightclub of which Adams was a manager. Adams was accused of pushing Valle against the elevator
doors of the sixth floor club causing the doors to become unhinged and Valle to fall down the shaft to his death. According to Adams' attorneys, Adams was trying to break up an altercation between a patron and an employee when Valle attacked Adams from behind and Adams acted in self-defense
by throwing Valle off of his back. Adams was released on $5,000 bail
and faced up to four years in prison. BED New York has since closed down due to the incident. On 2007-06-30, a judge dropped the charges against Adams. Valle's family has filed a civil suit against Adams.
Zahir Arif
Zahir Arif aka Jerome Van Dyke is a fictional character on the HBO series Oz, played by Granville Adams.-Character overview:Arif is a former drug addict in prison apparently for possession of stolen goods. In prison, he undergoes a spiritual transformation into one of the most well-behaved and...
on the HBO television series Oz
Oz (TV series)
Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes . It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997 and ran for six seasons...
. He also had a recurring role on the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
series Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons on NBC from 1993 to 1999, and was succeeded by a TV movie, which also acted as the de-facto series finale...
as Officer Jeff Westby.
On February 4, 2007, Adams was arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide for the death of one man in a nightclub
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
. According to police reports, Adams got into an altercation with Orlando Valle at BED New York, a Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
nightclub of which Adams was a manager. Adams was accused of pushing Valle against the elevator
Elevator
An elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
doors of the sixth floor club causing the doors to become unhinged and Valle to fall down the shaft to his death. According to Adams' attorneys, Adams was trying to break up an altercation between a patron and an employee when Valle attacked Adams from behind and Adams acted in self-defense
Self-defense
Self-defense, self-defence or private defense is a countermeasure that involves defending oneself, one's property or the well-being of another from physical harm. The use of the right of self-defense as a legal justification for the use of force in times of danger is available in many...
by throwing Valle off of his back. Adams was released on $5,000 bail
Bail
Traditionally, bail is some form of property deposited or pledged to a court to persuade it to release a suspect from jail, on the understanding that the suspect will return for trial or forfeit the bail...
and faced up to four years in prison. BED New York has since closed down due to the incident. On 2007-06-30, a judge dropped the charges against Adams. Valle's family has filed a civil suit against Adams.