Suspect Allegedly Threatened Hudson's Family

He allegedly returned later that morning.

Prosecutors claim Balfour shot Donerson in the living room, then shot Jason Hudson twice in the head while he was still in bed.

Balfour then allegedly took King, his step-son, and shot him while he was lying behind the front seat of the SUV.

Snow said Balfour made statements to authorities that detectives have proven are not true. Though Balfour said he was at his house at 10 a.m. the morning of the killings, cell phone records show that he did not return there until just before 1 p.m., prosecutors said.

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Balfour has been out on parole since May 2006 after serving seven years in Illinois state prison for attempted murder, vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen vehicle.

Balfour was arrested in June for possession of a controlled substance containing cocaine. Records show that the court dismissed the case in July for lack of probable cause.

A slight man with long hair often worn in braids, Balfour, whose street name is "Flex," grew up in Chicago, where he became a member of the violent Gangster Disciples gang, according to court documents.

Balfour described his childhood as "OK" in court documents. He lived with his mother, a UPS employee, older brother Raymond Jr. and a half sister, Sensuous Alexander. His father, Raymond, did not live with the family and served a 30-year sentence for murder in Illinois state prison.

According to court records, on Nov. 29, 1998, Balfour attempted to hijack a 1988 Chevrolet Suburban. The truck's owner, Charles Gardner, tried to stop him by jumping on top of the vehicle. Balfour gunned the truck, ramming it into a light post and fences to try to dislodge Gardner. He led police on a chase through several blocks before jumping out of the truck.

After a brief foot chase, police arrested Balfour and he was charged with attempted murder, vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen vehicle.

Because he was 18, Balfour was eligible to be tried as an adult. He was convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison in October 1999. He was paroled in May 2006.