Death Row Information

Offender Information

	Name	Balentine, John Uzell
	TDCJ Number	999315
	Date of Birth	01/30/1969
	Date Received	06/11/1999
	Age (when Received)	30
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	10
	Date of Offense	01/21/1998
	Age (at the time of Offense)	28
	County	Potter
	Race	Black
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height	5' 8"
	Weight	190
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Jackson
	Native State	Arkansas

Prior Occupation
auto mechanic, laborer

Prior Prison Record
Convicted in Arkansas for Burglary; Conditionally released 3/82; Jackson County, Arkansas Cardinal Abuse Kidnapping and Aggravated Assault with a Knife; Arkansas Department of Corrections #883268 on a 5 year sentence for Burglary; released on Parole 4/89; returned as a Parole Violator with a new conviction 5 year sentence for Assessor to Robbery (cousin and one co-defendant robbed 14-year old white male by hitting him on the head with a bottle) #88326B; released on Parole 3/93 and discharged 4/93.

Summary of Incident
On 01/21/98 in Amarillo, Texas, Balentine fatally shot 3 white males, 17 year old Edward Mark Caylor, 15 year old Kai Brooke Geyer and 15 year old Steven Brady Watson, once each in the head with a 32-caliber pistol. Balentine entered the residence during the night, and committed the murders while the victims were sleeping.

Co-Defendants
None

Race and Gender of Victim
White males (3)