Joseph Robert Brentwood

Joseph Robert "Joe Bob" Brentwood is a supporting character who first appears in Chapter 3 of the Complete and Uncut Edition of The Stand by Stephen King. He is cousin to Bill Hapscomb, and he is the one who comes to warn Hap and Vic Palfrey of a possible quarantine of Arnette, Texas.

Story Arc
Joe Bob Brentwood is a Texas State Patrol officer who is present when the coroner Finnegan and Dr. James of the Texas State Health Department look over Charles Campion's body in Braintree, Texas.

The next day, he heads to his cousin Bill Hapscomb's Texaco, where he sees both Hap and Vic Palfrey. He asks them to keep it secret that he was the one who told them there may be a quarantine of everyone who was there, if not all of Arnette, Texas. As he leaves, Hap sneezes, and when Vic says he woke up sneezing, also, Joe Bob suggests Hap close up for the day. (Chapter 3)

Complete and Uncut Edition

 * Chapter 3 - first appearance; warns Bill Hapscomb and Vic Palfrey of possible quarantine