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Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Jim True-Frost. Pryzbylewski is a detective of Polish heritage in the Baltimore Police Department . Initially seen as incompetent and rash, he proves to function better behind the scenes as a talented code-cracker.
Jim True-Frost (né True; July 31, 1966) is an American stage, television and screen actor.He is most known for his portrayal of Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski on all five seasons of the HBO program The Wire (2002–2008), as James Woodrow in Treme (2010–2013), and film roles such as Singles (1992).
The following is a listing of fictional characters from the HBO series, The Wire.Note that some characters' allegiances or positions may have changed over time; and, although the series has ended, the placement below is generally meant to reflect their most recent situation.
The title is an ironic reference to the slapstick manner in which many of the very serious events (all of which could have been avoided) in the episode play out: Prez's tragic misfire; the breaking of the Sunday morning truce by Barksdale soldiers culminating almost comically in the shooting off of Omar's grandmother's church 'crown' before an awkward escape; Carver's decision to move the body ...
The rest of the detail is introduced, but Daniels dismisses them all as useless "humps", especially after Officer Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski accidentally discharges his weapon indoors. When Daniels visits Assistant State's Attorney Rhonda Pearlman to complain, she tells him that Prez was nearly indicted for shooting his own patrol car. Daniels ...
She confides that they are thinking of switching schools to escape further difficulties. As he leaves, Prez notices an unmarked but conspicuous police car waiting further down the block. In the morning, Prez meets with Assistant Principal Marcia Donnelly and tries to convince her that Duquan "Dukie" Weems is not ready for high school. She tells ...
Prez takes Duquan "Dukie" Weems with him to the store room and raids the board game boxes for dice. Prez makes several other discoveries, including brand new math text books and unopened computers. After school Michael visits Namond Brice, who has set himself up as a crew chief selling drugs at his mother's urging.
The title of this episode seemingly refers to the arrest of Bird for the murder of William Gant, the major event of the episode. As the wiretaps are killed by the payphone removal, "One Arrest"—that of Kevin Johnston, the runner—is also the sum total of progress the unit made from information gathered from the wire.