Former Kaufman County JP sentenced to death in revenge plot
ROCKWALL, Texas A former justice of the peace in North Texas was sentenced to death Wednesday for killing a district attorneys wife in what prosecutors described as a revenge plot that left three people dead.
Eric Williams was convicted Dec. 4 of capital murder in the 2013 death of Cynthia McLelland, who was slain along with her husband, Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland, in their home east of Dallas.
Williams has been charged, but not tried, in the deaths of Mike McLelland and prosecutor Mark Hasse.
The 47-year-old Williams lost his job and law license after McLelland and Hasse prosecuted him for theft and burglary. Prosecutors say that conviction pushed Williams over the edge. During his trial, they presented evidence that he paid a friend to rent a storage unit where he kept more than 30 guns, police tactical gear and a getaway car.
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