Jennifer Hudson Family Update – William Balfour May Go Free

By On 11/07/2008 · 3 Comments · In Uncategorized

From MTV:

Although police are investigating the possibility of an accomplice, thus far William Balfour is the only suspect named in the murders of Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew. Since that night, Balfour has been in custody on a parole violation. So what might happen at his hearing regarding that violation?

According to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, Monday’s court date is but a preliminary one, in which hearing officer Jeanetta Cardine will determine whether or not there’s probable cause to move on to a larger, full-blown hearing  at a later date. (It could be days or weeks, board chairman Jorge Montes told MTV News.)

Though it’s been reported that Balfour was being held only on the parole violation concerning his missed anger-management classes, Montes said that they’ll also discuss his missed appointments for substance-abuse counseling and his June arrest for cocaine possession. The process should take an hour to an hour-and-a-half.

“There is a chance,” Montes said, “if there is no probable cause, that he’ll be let go.”

According to the Chicago Tribune, the police “have developed several pieces of information tying him to the crime scene at the Hudson family South Side home on Oct. 24.” But it’s not enough to charge the guy and arrest him? Jennifer Hudson and her sister Julia must be out of their minds thinking this guy could go free on Monday…

 
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  • http://blog.syracuse.com/idolthoughts/ foxydonna

    Yesterday, there were a couple of stories on some real off-the-beaten track sites that Jennifer has been staying at Oprah’s to try and be safe and out of the public eye. I would imagine both she and Julia will feel they need to hide if Balfour is let loose. This is so scary.

  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    My guess (hope) is that they’ll charge him if they can’t keep him on other violations. No doubt they’d rather have more time to build their case, so keeping him locked up on other stuff makes sense if they can do it.

  • http://stores.ebay.com/BookWomanBlues-Book-Nook Bobbi

    I’m simply praying they can put together their case in the time left. Of course, he could always be rearrested, but it will be much safer and less costly if he just stays in custody. It sure doesn’t sound as if he has been a model parolee and I imagine they would have a hard time justifying letting him go – at least I hope they would!

    Jennifer and Julia deserve a swift and valid judicial resolution to this. Dealing with all the rest of it will take years, but it can only be helped if the person responsible is behind bars. So, if that person is Balfour and it sure looks as if it is, I hope they charge him by Monday.