Sons Of Anarchy: 10 Worst Things Jax Teller Ever Did
5. He Helped Opie Kill An Innocent Man
After Agent Stahl portrayed Opie to be a rat, Clay sought the ultimate payback. He charged Tig with murdering their brother but, thanks to a last minute switch, it was Opie's wife, Donna, who was killed. Of course, if this got out it would have destroyed not only SAMCRO but Opie as well.
Jax and Piney agreed, albeit reluctantly, that it was best to keep the truth from Opie for the time being, so they allowed a Mayan to be framed for the killing. This gave Opie closure and stopped him from losing what little semblance of family he had left.
Jax told Clay to make sure that whoever was framed was someone that deserved to die, so Elian Perez was chosen. Recently out of jail on a manslaughter charge, with plenty of other assault and drug charges, the Mayan wasn't innocent of all things, but his rap sheet likely didn't look that different to any of the Sons', most of which had taken at least one life.
He may not have been an angel, yet Perez certainly had nothing to do with the horrible crime for which his life was ultimately taken. When Opie pushed him for a confession, Jax had to convince his best friend to just murder the wrong man with no questions asked.