Jack Beach

Jack Beach is a character role-played by maytime.

General Description
Jack Beach was the Deputy Warden for the Department of Corrections, Badge #702.

Early Life
Jack was born in Baltimore, MD to middle class working parents. He was a varsity lacrosse player but got injured right before walk-on tryouts at the University of Maryland. He led a quiet, ho-hum life of mediocrity selling residential and commercial real estate. Bored of his existence, he dabbled in off-track betting where he went on wild swings of wins, but mostly losses, betting on horse racing. He got in too deep and the bookie came to settle up, with the help of men in tracksuits carrying bats. Jack struck a deal to work off the debt by trafficking unknown materials to various places around the United States. This was perfect for the bookie's associates due to Jack's clean life and record. Fate caught up with Jack while on a drop in Nevada just outside of Las Vegas. As he was about to leave the car carrying the unknown items, dozens of blacked-out SUVs marked "DEA" on the side swooped in and arrested Jack on the spot. Jack never dealt with such heat before, and cracked immediately under the pressure. Jack gave up the bookie and his associates, and had to strike another deal, this time with the DEA. In exchange for Jack's cooperation, the DEA re-settled Jack in Los Santos under the witness protection program.

Waking Up in a Brave New World
In February of 2021, Jack woke up in a high-rise apartment on Alta Street, not knowing how he got there. Remembering his roots, he quickly ran to PDM and bought one of the first tow trucks in the city. He and Sun Moon, a fellow tow truck enjoyer, figured out the new government towing system and helped many people on their path of towing righteousness. While on a job, Jack got a call from a guy named Al Saab who needed a tow truck driver to help operate a car rental lot. This sounded very familiar to Jack, and was immediately hired as a tow truck driver for Saab's Motors.

Legitimate Work at Hayes
Bored with tow trucking, Jack looked around for work at legitimate businesses. Jack noticed Hayes Auto was a new mechanic shop, and was interviewed by Igor Skovacic for a job. Igor saw that Jack was fairly knowledgeable with cars, since he provided roadside assistance as a side hustle while operating Ginger Jack's Tow Service as well as for Steele Family Towing. Jack really enjoyed the mechanic work and economics of running a shop. Jack got to meet just about every car owner in the city, and got to work on all the coolest cars. Jack got promoted to Senior Mechanic, and worked hard to keep the shop running smoothly in a world of material supply chain instability.

Taking to the Skies
Jack learned that it was possible for anyone to get their pilot license, and fly legally, via training at AirX. This was a dream of Jack's since he arrived in Los Santos in 2019. Jack saved up his money, took the training, and enjoyed flying himself and his friends around on their free time. Jack began to think, how could this be monetized so he could fly and make a living out of it? Jack didn't want any old scenic flight business; there were already multiple businesses that did this. What NO ONE did, was air cargo transport. This was before Dodo Logistics was a twinkle in Randy Bullet's eye. Jack put together a business plan, and tried to get a business license to start Air America. The problem occurred with the mayor's office, or rather, the process to get businesses approved. The mayor's office was inundated with hundreds, if not thousands, of business proposals, so it was inevitable that Jack's was lost in the shuffle. Once the business was approved, Jack set to capitalize on the need to haul goods from Dean's World to the Farmer's Market every day. Business owners were thrilled that they could load up their wares on a helicopter or seaplane, and get back and forth in 5 minutes instead of 20-40 if multiple trips were needed. Jack's business caught the attention of other entrepreneurs who needed cargo to be transported. Jack had a strict policy of never handling customer cargo, for liability reasons. This also meant that Jack had plausible deniability in the event he was stopped by law enforcement. Luckily, Jack was never stopped, and he had happy customers who really liked a legitimate air cargo service to move their...crops.

Jack of All Trades
As Jack had run the gamut of civilian life, being a dedicated worker, a supervisor for a successful shop, to being a business owner, he began to long for another chapter in his life. Jack began to pursue a career with the government. At a job fair on the Dean's World pier, Jack interviewed for a job at the Blaine County Sheriff's Office. Jack thought he did well, and right after, a dispatcher offered him a job if he didn't get hired to the BCSO. Jack didn't get hired, but instead of trying to be a dispatcher, Jack applied to be a corrections officer in May of 2021. Jack didn't hear anything for almost a year, when, in April of 2022, Jack was hired by DoC. Jack is very excited to start his new career of government service.