Countering the defense's claim that Jenifer Hudson's mother, brother and seven year old nephew were killed in a drug deal gone wrong, Jason Hudson's best friend testifies that accused killer William Balfour was Jason's only enemy...
From The Chicago Tribune
A maintenance man who grew up with singer Jennifer Hudson's family on Chicago's South Side testified Thursday that he could think of only one man who would have wanted to harm Hudson's brother: William Balfour.
Balfour, on trial on charges he killed Hudson's brother, mother and nephew, sat expressionless at the defense table as Kent Williams testified. The prosecution witness recounted his relationship with his best friend, Hudson's brother, Jason, who was a drug dealer but also a popular fixture in the neighborhood. He was known for paying people to run errands and throwing lavish barbecues for everyone on the block in Englewood, he said.
Dressed in a black leather jacket and white T-shirt, Williams, 27, testified in a deep baritone, sometimes lapsing into slang that was difficult to decipher. He said Jason Hudson sold only modest amounts of cocaine called "dime bags," paid cash for his supply and did not owe anyone money.
When Assistant State's Attorney James McKay asked if Jason Hudson had any enemies, Williams pointed toward Balfour and snapped, "Besides that cat sittin' over there, no." Chuckles rippled through the courtroom.
24 comments:
This is just sad. If he didn't do it, he didn't do it. And damn it, if he killed his mom in law, brother and stepson, this ass needs to burn for it. That's a lot of evil. I know Im ready for this to be over with, and I'm sure so does the Hudson's.
I agree Jason Hudson was a dime bag dealer. He wasnt moving weight so I doubt he owed a debt big enough to get himself and his famnily killed.
His eyes look more sad and scared as fuck! rather than then those of someone who is angry and capable of murder
BEYONCE ORDERED HER FAMILY KILLED BECAUSE JEN OUTSHINED HER IN DREAMGIRLS AND SHE WON THAT OSCAR.
Seriously I understand that Jason has passed on, God rest his soul but don't try to make a good guy out of a drug dealer
William Balfour is a known GD and he also sold drugs. The nigga spent 7 yrs in the pen for TRYING to kill somebody previously....this time he got the job done because he had a gun.
i somewhat blame julia. you bring a convict fresh out of jail, for MURDER, around your child and then was foolish enough to marry him. but then again that was probably the only guy willing to get with her. no offense but the way she looks, i doubt good doing nigs are knocking down her door.
And its not like women are fighting to get with a convict either, who cant get jobs with their criminal record.it was a win-win situation for julia and balfour-balfour found a woman willing to house and support him, and julia finally found someone she could call publicly her man.
i wish women werent so desperate to have a man,they they would put one before their child.
when i heard that there was already abuse of julian going on by balfoour & julia knew about it, i wanted to slap her
^^^You said pretty much what I was feeling. I mean, it's not literally her fault, but the wrong choices in partners can have a domino effect. Like women who work while their boyfriends babysit, and end up killing the babies. The mothers always say, "do you think I'd've had him around my babies if I knew he would do something like that?" Likely not, but not every man you date has to live with you either. I still don't see why a woman would earn the $ while the man stayed home, particularly if he's not the biological father, but that's just me.
4:02 PM
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This happens all of the time...a lot of these step parents be molesting these children too....
FOR THE FOOLS UP IN HERE TALKING SHIT THEY DON'T EVEN BELIEVE THEMSELVES! HOW DID JASON HUDSON BECOME WHEELCHAIR BOUND? I'LL WAIT!
SHame on you Snitch for not posting white boy Zimmerman but yet you post this shit.unlike Zimmerman who is guilty as sin. Balfour troll is innocent. The only evidence besides crack heads testimony is gun shot residue tire tracks. If post the whole story in which I think you are a racist white woman/man who lives out of the states. Ijs
Ps if you gave Sr our ip address I am reporting you!!!
@5:20 That's not even the point. The point is Julia bringing around a convicted felon around her child,turning a blind eye while he was abusing & beating her son,& letting him shack up without a job, just to keep a man.
@5:56 YOUR COMMENT WASN'T PART OF MY RESPONSE BECAUSE I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING! JULIA HUDSON IS TRASH!
@ 3:04 PM
This is something serious, three people died. Don't turn this shit into a Beyonce post. Her name doesn't have to be mentioned on this site every damn day. It's like some of you can't go a day without her. Give Beyonce's pussy a rest for one day. Remove your lips and back away slowly.
Why should I care about these again? Look at what they were doing?!?!
@5:20 Good point , it stated his only enemy!!!!!
@5;56. Gun residue really, I am off to read the whole case!!!
Snitch I done with uu removing you from my daily fuckery Guys here is the rest of the article.. Enjoy
A maintenance man who grew up with singer Jennifer Hudson's family on Chicago's South Side testified Thursday that he could think of only one man who would have wanted to harm Hudson's brother: William Balfour.
Balfour, on trial on charges he killed Hudson's brother, mother and nephew, sat expressionless at the defense table as Kent Williams testified. The prosecution witness recounted his relationship with his best friend, Hudson's brother, Jason, who was a drug dealer but also a popular fixture in the neighborhood. He was known for paying people to run errands and throwing lavish barbecues for everyone on the block in Englewood, he said.
Dressed in a black leather jacket and white T-shirt, Williams, 27, testified in a deep baritone, sometimes lapsing into slang that was difficult to decipher. He said Jason Hudson sold only modest amounts of cocaine called "dime bags," paid cash for his supply and did not owe anyone money.
When Assistant State's Attorney James McKay asked if Jason Hudson had any enemies, Williams pointed toward Balfour and snapped, "Besides that cat sittin' over there, no." Chuckles rippled through the courtroom.
Balfour, 30, is accused of fatally shooting Jason Hudson, 29; the actress' mother, Darnell Donerson, 57; and her 7-year-old nephew, Julian King, in a jealousy-fueled rage over the breakup of his marriage to Hudson's sister, Julia.
Prosecutors have alleged that Balfour disliked Jason Hudson, had told others he wanted to hurt him and had stolen his .45-caliber pistol just weeks before he used it to commit the October 2008 slayings.
Balfour's attorneys have suggested that investigators, influenced by Hudson's celebrity, focused immediately on Balfour and ignored possible links in the slayings to Jason Hudson's drug business.
On Thursday, Williams recounted how violence on the block of the Hudson residence had escalated in the summer of 2008, leading to "a few shootouts," one of which left him with a graze wound to the arm when someone shot at him while he stood on his porch.
Williams broke down on the witness stand when he testified about learning about the slayings from a friend that afternoon.
"She told me the worst thing that I ever heard to this day, actually in my whole life," said Williams, bowing his head and wiping tears from his eyes with the heels of his hands. After a moment, Williams looked up with tears still in his eyes. When McKay asked if he needed a break, Williams sniffled and said, "Naw, I'm good, man."
In the courtroom gallery, Jennifer Hudson used a tissue to dab her eyes and later leaned her head on her sister's shoulder as Williams continued.
In other testimony Thursday, two experts testified that Balfour's fingerprints were nowhere to be found on any of the dozens of items inventoried at the crime scenes, including the alleged murder weapon. The .45-caliber gun was found a few days after the slayings in a weedy West Side lot about a block from where Julian's body was found inside a SUV stolen from the Hudson home.
Anastasia Petruncio, who at the time worked as an Illinois State Police forensic analyst, told jurors that the absence of fingerprints would not be uncommon if the killer wore gloves or the items had been left exposed to the weather.
No testimony is scheduled for Friday in the trial. The prosecution is likely to wrap up its case next week.
jmeisner@tribune.com
come on jen you know who put this boy up to killing your folks...
for all you who believe's this testimony are brainwash assholes..why this nigga just lied...he had no enemies..then i guess a good friend shot him, he sold a small amount of cocaine..but he through lavish BBQ's for everyone..paid people to run errands, i come from the streets of philly the niggas who sold dimes & nicks were the 1's given packs to sale and brought shoes gear, the 1's who through BBQ's for everyone they brought ounces chopped up into dimes put into pack and give to small cats to sale, this nigga is a liar
That goddamn anna may bullock lace front irks the hell out of me!!
IDK...My gut feeling is that William Balfour didn't do it. I know Jennifer, family and friends want justice but somehow it doesn't seem like Balfour did it. It is just too close and easy to put the blame on him.
@ 5:20 still waiting... Lol @3:58 well said! I know they are trying to convict Balfour for these murders but if u believe Jason only had 1 enemy, I have a bridge I'm willing to sell for cheap...
I think Balfour knows who did it. Just like the street knows...
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