Jason Armstrong is a character at 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 actor Timothy L. Brown.

Character Overview

A tall, muscular guard, he is one of the favorites of both 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:...

 and Unit Manager Tim McManus

Tim McManus

Tim McManus is a fictional character on HBO's prison drama Oz, played by Terry Kinney.-Character overview:McManus, the idealistic manager of Emerald City, is unlike the rest of the staff members at Oz as he has never been a CO, has a college education, and generally believes in the inmates as...

. Throughout the series, he and Officer Joseph Mineo

Joseph Mineo

Joseph Mineo is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz, played by Philip V. Scozzarella.-Character overview:A veteran Correctional officer, he is often preferred by Unit Manager Tim McManus. For the most part Mineo is a good and honest CO and unlike some of the other Italian-Americans on the...

 are some of the only officers seen in all six seasons.

Season 1

Jason Armstrong was one of the COs who was assigned to Emerald City, taking care of Emerald City entry gate. When the riot erupted, Armstrong called for help and ran to Emerald City. When he got out of his room, Ryan O'Reily

Ryan O'Reily

Ryan O'Reily is a main character in the television series Oz. He was portrayed by Dean Winters from 1997 to 2003.-Character overview:Prisoner #97P904. Convicted July 12, 1997 - Two counts of vehicular manslaughter, five counts of reckless endangerment, possession of a controlled substance,...

 beat him using a chair, leaving Jason unconscious. Tim McManus

Tim McManus

Tim McManus is a fictional character on HBO's prison drama Oz, played by Terry Kinney.-Character overview:McManus, the idealistic manager of Emerald City, is unlike the rest of the staff members at Oz as he has never been a CO, has a college education, and generally believes in the inmates as...

 made a deal with 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...

, where he would trade himself for the injured COs Armstrong and Joseph Mineo

Joseph Mineo

Joseph Mineo is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz, played by Philip V. Scozzarella.-Character overview:A veteran Correctional officer, he is often preferred by Unit Manager Tim McManus. For the most part Mineo is a good and honest CO and unlike some of the other Italian-Americans on the...

.

Season 4

Under the reign of Martin Querns

Martin Querns

Warden Martin Querns is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz, played by Reg E. Cathey.-Character overview:He is an African American prison unit manager who has a vast experience of handling various prison units. He is hired by Warden Leo Glynn after he is asked to find a competent black unit...

 and Simon Adebisi

Simon Adebisi

Simon Adebisi is a fictional character played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje on the HBO dramatic series Oz, set in an experimental prison unit.-Character overview:Prisoner #93A234. Convicted May 2, 1993 - Murder in the first degree...

, Emerald City became a unit with the majority of African American

African American

African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...

s inmates. Soon, Querns transferred all the White COs out of Emerald City, including Armstrong.

Season 6

In this season, Armstrong was paid by Burr Redding

Burr Redding

Burr Redding is one of Oz's oldest inmates.-Character overview:Prisoner #01R289. Convicted January 11, 2001 - Murder in the first degree, seven counts of attempted murder...

 to let Christian inmate Samuel Gougeon

Samuel Gougeon

Samuel Gougeon is a fictional character at HBO drama Oz played by Blayne Perry.-Character overview:Prisoner 97G141. Convicted on August 5, 1997 for manslaughter. Sentence: 19 years, up for parole in 10....

 enter Zahir Arif

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...

's book-binding lab and throw some liquid on the machines, destroying them.