The 50-year-old was released in early April after serving nearly all of an 11-year sentence for “defensive homicide” over the death of drug trafficker Adam Khoury and the wounding of another drug dealer in separate shootings in 2012.
Preston,who earned the nickname “Capable” because he is supposedly “capable of anything”,has a lengthy list of violence,armed robbery and weapons offences dating back to when he was 18. He also has the word “Capable” tattooed on his stomach.
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Preston,who became eligible for parole in mid-2021,has been preparing for freedom for more than a year after reaching out to past enemies to claim he has no plans to restart the feuds that have marked his violent career,underworld sources say.
“No one’s buying the story he wants a quiet life. He’s always been mad,and that’s not going to change. There’s been a heap of talk and there’s a few people who’d obviously prefer he was still there inside,” a source who knows Preston toldThe Age.
Preston is not on parole but was released slightly early,likely after receiving a sentencing discount for serving time during the COVID lockdowns.
The last time Preston was released from prison,in 2007,he attempted to start a new life “like one of the people on the tram” – according to court documents – but fell back in with old criminal associates and began a series of confrontations with real and perceived enemies.