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Bond. williams and his lawyer have vigorously denied any involvement in the kaufman county murders, and insist they've cooperated voluntarily with investigators. >> my heartfelt condolences go out to both the mcclelland family and the hasse family, because they were in public office, doing the right thing, and for some reason, that we're not aware of, they paid the ultimate price for that. >> reporter: williams' connection to mark hasse and mike mcclelland dates back to last year. he was convicted on two felony counts of burglary and theft by a public servant. this video played at his trial sh...

What we do know 46-year-old eric williams is being held here at the kaufman county jail on $3 million bond. williams a former justice of the peace which is an elected official of the courts here in texas, he was hired or fired i should say last year after surveillance cameras caught him stealing computer monitors from the county. his law license was also revoked. and he is currently appealing that case. but the victims here, kaufman county d.a. amike mclelland was shot dead in his home with his wife over easter weekend you may remember. assistant d.a. mark hasse was killed outside of the court...

Mclelland told reporters that williams' conviction was a sign that the good ol boy nell work is gone and that elected officials should be held to a higher standard. hasse called him a dishonorable liar and that he was using kaufman county as his own piggybank. williams lost his job and his law license and was sentenced to two years probation. denise bell says she spoke with mike mclelland in the weeks before his death. she says after mark hasse's murderclelland was worried about williams. did he tell you he believed air r air rig williams was responsible? >> yes. >> and in what context did he ...

>> my heartfelt condolences go out to both the mclelland family and the hasse family because they were in public office doing the right thing and for some reason, that we're not aware of, paid the ultimate price for that. >> reporter: williams' connection to mark hasse and mike mclelland dates back to last year. he was convicted on two felony counts of burglary and theft by a public servant. this video played at his trial shows him stealing computers from a county building. and here you is during a police interrogation. >> so bachksly ju lybasically j monitors and memory? >> that's what i can ...

Unit. witnesses report seeing a vehicle matching that very description in the neighborhood the morning of these murders. 46-year-old eric williams was a justice of the peace here in kaufman county, texas, which is an elected, law enforcement position but he was fired last year for stealing county computer equipment. the victim, district attorney mike mcclellan, prosecuted that case. remember he and his wife cynthia were found shot to death inside their kaufman county home over easter weekend. assistant d.a. mark hasse was gunned down in a separate shooting outside the courthouse here. he also ...