Dee Jay Daniels, ‘The Hughleys' Child Star Charged With Murder, Faces Life In Prison

Dee Jay Daniels

The cute smart aleck boy who played D.L. Hughley’s son “Michael” on the ’90s ABC-TV sitcom “The Hughley’s,” Dee Jay Daniels  has been slapped with a murder rap in addition to gang activities.

The former child actor, whose actual name is Dorjan Lyndell Daniels, is now fully grown up at age 23.  He, along with two other cohorts,Marcus McCliman, 26, and Djuane Nunely, 26, stand accused of fatally stabbing John Joseph, 26, outside a Stockton, California nightclub in August of last year.  An unidentified woman was also hurt during the incident but recovered from her injuries.

Daniels, who is suspected of being a member of the violent L.A. based gang the Bloods, is facing charges of street terrorism, premeditated, and attempted premeditated murder.

The young man faces a life sentence if he is convicted for the crimes.