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James Crawford was born in Los Santos on September 28, 1995, to Calum and Nataly Crawford. James grew up in Los Santos county in a poor household. His parents struggled with day-to-day expenses, trying to give James a good life. Calum, unable to cope with all the stress he was under, found comfort in whiskey, night after night coming home drunk. It wasn't long enough before some big fights broke inside the household between Nataly and Calum. James used to watch his mother get beat up by his father regularly. That went on for years, even when James was in his early teen years. During his teen years, James tried to protect his mother from Calum. As a result, James regularly ended up bruised to the corner of the kitchen crying.One night was a turning point for this family when James got admitted into the hospital with a broken ribcage. Nataly then decided to leave Calum and report these incidents to the police. Calum was found guilty and arrested by the Los Santos Sheriff's Department. Nataly filed for divorce and claimed custody of James, which she won. Afterward, Nataly took her son and moved into Los Santos in a two-bedroom apartment near Vespucci for the rest of James's high school years. After James's graduation, he decided to enlist and join the Marines Corps. James believed he could make a difference in the world. Nataly, scared for James, was against this decision. Young James had a falling out with his mother because James couldn't explain how he wanted to be a better man than his father and do something meaningful. In October 2012, James signed himself up in the Marine Corp and moved to San Diego to attend the boot camp center. He underwent thirteen weeks of training at boot camp and then moved to Carolina for the School of Infantry and did nine more weeks of Infantry Training Battalion before going to his unit. James spent the next nine years working for US Army and climbing the rank ladders. In March 2021, Calum confronted Natally after searching for her for a few years. It wasn't long into the meeting until Calum lost control and attacked Nataly. She got rushed to the Pillbox Hospital with spinal injuries and a disfigured face. Soon after the news reached James. Then decided to wait out the end of his contract and retire from the Corps. James's priority was to cater his mother back to good health.
