Death Row Information

Offender Information

	Name	Balderas, Juan
	TDCJ Number	999590
	Date of Birth	09/02/1986
	Date Received	03/25/2014
	Age (when Received)	27
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	12
	Date of Offense	12/15/2005
	Age (at the time of Offense)	19
	County	Harris
	Race	Hispanic
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height	5'07"
	Weight	160
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Harris
	Native State	Texas

Prior Occupation
Kitchen Worker, Construction

Prior Prison Record
None

Summary of Incident
The subject and the victim were members of the same street gang. The victim was called to testify against another fellow gang member in a robbery case. The victim had been warned by the gang regarding testimony against the gang. The gang leader ordered the subject to murder the victim to prevent him for testifying. The subject went to the victim's residence armed with a .40 caliber handgun and shot through the front door of the apartment. The subject then entered the apartment and shot the victim several times in the head causing his death. The subject fled the scene and was still in possession of the gun used to kill the victim when he was arrested 10 days later.

Co-Defendants
None

Race and Gender of Victim
Hispanic Male