Harold "Stretch" Joseph

Harold "Stretch" Joseph is a gangster and street hustler that belongs to the same gang as Franklin Clinton and Franklin's best friend Lamar Davis. Stretch originally seems friendly with the two but secretly aligns himself with their rival gang "The Ballas". Stretch is a central charcter in Grand Theft Auto V, serving as a secondary antagonist in the overall story and acting as the main antagonist to Franklin and Lamar.

Biography
Harold Joseph joind the Chamberlain gangsters families at an early age. He eventually worked his way up through the ranks and became a respected "OG" within the family, also earning the nickname "Stretch". He also became friends with up and coming members Lamar Davis and Franklin Clinton, however Franklin developed an emnity with Stretch, presumably due to his wreckless and selfish behavior. At an unknown point Stetch was sent to prison for an unkown crime that he presumably committed for the Chamberlain Families.

Eventually Stretch is released from prison, prompting Lamar to have a reunion for Stretch, Franklin and himself, by going to seemingly buy drugs off another gang member. Howver the deal turns out to ba an ambush set up by their rivals, "The Ballas". The trio manage to shoot their way out and escape with their lives.

Stretch is eventually discovered to be a member of "The Ballas" as he betrayed The Families by joining with them during his prison time. Several times he secretly attempts to have Lamar and Franklin killed in ambushes, inculding having Lamar kidnapped and tortured by Ballas members, only to have these attempts foiled by Franklin and his two new partner in crime, Trevor Phillips and Michael De Santa.

Ending
After pulling of a major bank heist Franklin is apporached by Corrupt fedral agent Steve Haines and depraved business tycoon Devin Weston, both asking Franklin to kill one of his new partners. If Franklin decides to go against both of them, he, Trevor and Michael fight off all of the men sent to kill them and then decide to tie up all the loose ends around the city. Trevor decides it would be safest to eliminate Stretch since he is a danger to Franklin and by extension the rest of them. In order to avoid suspiscion being put on Franklin, Michael decides to carry out the task. Michael finds Stretch on a basketball court bragging to members of The Ballas of how he plans on killing Lamar and Franklin. After telling Stretch that he has a message from Franklin, he executes him in front of his new found gang.

Trivia

 * "Stretch" is voiced by American actor Hassan Iniko Johnson who is possibly best known for portraying the ruthless cartel enforcer "Wee-Bey" on the HBO crime drama The Wire.