Granville Adams (born 1963) 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
June 30, 2007, a judge dropped the charges against Adams. Valle's
family has filed a civil suit against Adams.
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
June 30, 2007, a judge dropped the charges against Adams. Valle's
family has filed a civil suit against Adams.
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