Wife of Jailed Former Kaufman County JP Charged in DA Murders

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Kim Williams, the wife of the former Kaufman County, Texas, justice of the peace, was arrested and charged with capital murder for the deaths of a Kaufman County District Attorney, his wife, and another DA.

Williams, 46, was booked into the Kaufman County Jail just before 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Kaufman County Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. Justin Williams said in a press conference today. She is being held on $10 million bail. The charging documents name Williams, wife of ex Justice of the Peace Eric Williams, as the shooter in all three murders.

Williams confessed to all three murders on Monday, according to the charging affidavit.

Williams' arrest follows an intensive investigation into the slayings of the county officials. District Attorney McLelland, 63, and his wife, 65, were found shot dead in their Forney, Texas, home March 30. Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse was gunned down in January outside the county courthouse.

She joins her husband, Eric Williams, also 46, in jail. He was arrested and charged with making a "terroristic threat" early Saturday morning.

Eric Williams was arrested on Saturday after authorities executed a search of his home and his storage facility from Friday afternoon into the early hours of Saturday morning. Police removed boxes, computers and guns from his residence. His bond was set at $3 million.

Lewis made no mention of additional charges against Eric Williams in the three-minute press conference. The Sheriff's Office is holding a press conference Thursday at 1:30 pm, the spokesman said. Police did not take questions today from the reporters.

Authorities found 20 guns -- including assault rifles and handguns -- as well as a white Ford Crown Victoria inside a storage unit belonging to Mr. Williams that was similar to the one seen leaving the McLellands' neighborhood around the time of the killings, ABC affiliate WFAA-TV reported.

According to Eric Williams' arrest warrant, law enforcement officials received a threatening email sent by an anonymous source on March 31, that stated unless they "responded to the demands of the writer, another attack would occur."

Upon searching Williams' home, investigators were able to identity that Williams' sent the email from his personal computer, the warrant stated.

The guns that police found in Williams' possession will be compared with the ballistics in the killings.

Earlier this month, Eric Williams' hands were tested for gunshot residue. The test results were negative.

The district attorney's office prosecuted and convicted Williams last year for two counts of felony theft, which resulted in his losing his justice of the peace position.
 
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