Jailed Former Kaufman County JP’s Wife Charged in DA Murders
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The McLelland Family(KAUFMAN, Texas) — 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.
The arrest follows an intensive investigation into the slayings of a county prosecutor and his wife.
Kim Williams, 46, was booked into the Kaufman County Jail just before 3 a.m. on Wednesday. She joins her husband, Eric Williams, also 46, who was arrested at home early Saturday morning.
Kim Williams was charged with three counts of capital murder in connection with the slayings of Kaufman County prosecutor Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia. She is being held on $10 million bail. The charging documents name Williams, wife of former Justice of the Peace Eric Williams, as the shooter in all three murders.
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. He was charged with making a “terroristic threat.” His bond was set at $3 million.
Authorities also found 20 guns — including assault rifles and handguns — as well as a white Ford Crown Victoria inside a storage unit belonging to Eric Williams that was similar to the one seen leaving the McLellands’ neighborhood around the time of the killings, ABC News affiliate WFAA-TV reported.
The search came after the fatal shooting of District Attorney McLelland and his wife, whose bodies were found in their Forney, Texas, home on March 30. Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse was gunned down in January outside the county courthouse.
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 his home, investigators were able to identity that Eric Williams sent the email from his personal computer, the warrant stated.
The guns that police found in Eric Williams’ possession will be compared with the ballistics in the killings.
Earlier this month, his hands were tested for gunshot residue. The test results were negative.
The district attorney’s office prosecuted and convicted Eric Williams last year for two counts of felony theft, which resulted in his losing his justice of the peace position.
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