navid negahban played eli roosevelt in sons of anarchy.
who plays eli roosevelt in sons of anarchy?
navid negahban
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lieutenant eli roosevelt is a fictional character on the fx drama "sons of anarchy," played by rockmond dunbar.





















































roosevelt is a member of the san joaquin county sheriff's department and the head of charming's law enforcement following the dissolution of the charming police department. prior to his assignment in charming, he spent 15 years in oakland working as part of an anti-gang task force.





















































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section::::character biography.:season 4.
eli roosevelt
jax teller and five other members of the sons of anarchy motorcycle club, redwood original chapter (samcro) are released from prison after serving 14 months for federal weapons charges. they return to their hometown of charming, california. on their way into town, they encounter the town's new sheriff, eli roosevelt, who together with assistant u.s. attorney lincoln potter has convened a secret task force to shut down the club's gunrunning operation. roosevelt gives juice two days to bring him a brick of cocaine so they can test where it's coming from. juice steals a brick so that he can bag a sample, but accidentally falls asleep before he can return it. as the mayans and samcro meet to distribute the bricks, chibs announces that one is missing; both gangs eye each other suspiciously. after a tense standoff, clay and alvarez agree that whoever stole the missing brick has to die. the club psychologically terrifies the two prospects expecting them to fess up, but neither cracks. juice retrieves the brick from its hiding place, but is caught by miles, who pulls a gun on him. the two tangle over the weapon and juice is shot in the leg, but juice is able to wrest control of the pistol and shoots miles, before framing him for stealing the drugs. when juice demands to meet potter before bringing roosevelt the sample, potter orders roosevelt to entrap him with the sample, which roosevelt reluctantly does after potter threatens to file a complaint. roosevelt releases juice, who returns to the clubhouse, where clay awards him a "men of mayhem" patch for his help with the russians and miles. at miles' grave, a despairing juice attempts to hang himself from a tree using a chain, but his attempt fails when a branch snaps.
eli roosevelt