Roger Brese is a correctional officer on the HBO drama 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...

, played by Ray Iannicelli.

He is the main CO at the entrance gate and has a major alcohol problem. When a reporter named Lemuel Idzik

Lemuel Idzik

Lemuel Idzik is a character, played by Joel Grey, on the American television show Oz.-Character overview:Prisoner 03I462. Convicted February 2, 2003 - Murder in the second degree. Sentence: Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Convicted later that year of first degree murder and...

 smuggles a gun in and kills inmate Kareem Said

Kareem Said

Kareem Saïd is a character played by British actor Eamonn Walker on the American television show Oz.-Character overview:Prisoner #97S444. Convicted June 6, 1997 - Arson in the second degree. Sentence: 18 years, eligible for parole in five...

, Warden Leo Glynn

Warden Leo Glynn

Leo Glynn is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz. He is the warden of the Oswald state correctional facility-Character overview:...

 discovers that Brese was drunk while on watch and fires him immediately. He was one of the older COs at Oz, as he worked with Leo Glynn (when he was an Officer) and Samuel Hughes (Clayton Hughes

Clayton Hughes

Clayton Hughes is a character played by Seth Gilliam on the HBO dramatic series Oz, which takes place in an experimental prison unit.He started out as a corrections officer. Warden Glynn did not want Clayton to work in Oz. The main reason was that Clayton's father, Samuel Hughes, was murdered in Oz...

's father).