Boots

Joseph "Boots" Smith is a homeless man who dwells in the forest behind the Reacher's home.

Boots' Backstory
Little Joey as his mom would call him was raised in the slums of PA by a poor single mother. When she fell in love with a millionaire she abandoned little Joey. Joey lived on the streets of a small town scavenging for trash on the sides of roads. One day he stole the purse of a women but was caught by her boyfriend who beat him up so badly he had to go to the hospital before spending four months in prison. After he was released from jail he left the small town fearing he would not be welcomed on the streets any longer.

Finding His Boots
Joe, desperate for warmth one winter stumbled upon a dead bum in a dumpster. The bum was wearing thick warm boots. Joe snatched them up and put them on immediately. They were so warm and gave Joe new reason to live. He would stomp all around with these new boots, from town to town he would go. People soon started to know of the homeless man in boots and simply would refer to him as "Boots".

Forest Living
In the fall of 2014 Boots found a permanent home in a small forest near an area called drug alley.