A former justice of the peace in north Texas was sentenced to death on Wednesday for killing a district attorney’s wife in what prosecutors described as a revenge plot that left three people dead. Eric Williams was convicted on 4 December of capital murder for the 2013 death of Cynthia McLelland, who was slain along with her husband, Mike McLelland, the Kaufman County district attorney, in their home east of Dallas. Williams has been charged, but not tried, in connection with 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. Advertisement 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. Authorities say a masked Williams gunned down Hasse in January 2013 outside a courthouse building in broad daylight.

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