His first conviction was in 1997 when he was arrested for stealing a car aged eighteen.
Packie became involved in crime at an early age, having chosen Gerry as a role model and began spotting for his brother's scores when he was in middle school. He developed a drug habit at fourteen years of age and claims he was constantly staying home from school to roll joints for his father. He eventually admits to Niko that his father used to molest both him and Gerry. He says of his father, 'I used to think I loved him, but then I realised I hated him'. Packie's father was a violent, perverted alcoholic whom Packie blames for their mob's loss of influence. Born and raised in Dukes, he had never been outside Liberty City - except for Alderney State - until after the events of GTA IV. His siblings consisted of older brothers Derrick, Francis and Gerald, with Kate being born two years after him. Packie was born to Maureen McReary and an unnamed father.
