Kaufman, Texas – On April 15, the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office released the arrest warrant and affidavit in connection with the arrest of former Justice of the Peace Eric Lyle Williams, of Kaufman, Texas.
Kaufman, Texas – On April 15, the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office released the arrest warrant and affidavit in connection with the arrest of former Justice of the Peace Eric Lyle Williams, of Kaufman, Texas.
On March 31, the day after District Attorney Mike and Cynthia McLelland were murdered, authorities stated they received an email that “implied more attacks unless law enforcement responded to the demands of the writer.”
Authorities were able to trace that email to Williams and later, after a search of his home on April 12, traced the source of the email to his personal computer. Federal, state, and local authorities searched the home of Williams and that of his in-laws for several hours and arrested Williams overnight for “terroristic threats.” Williams in being held in the Kaufman County Jail on a $3 million bond.
On April 13, the day after searching Williams' home, authorities searched a self-storage unit in Seagoville, Texas. Investigators were seen removing a white four-door Ford Crown Victoria from one of the units. Authorities declined to comment on whether the storage unit belonged to Williams. The search warrants and affidavits related to the search of his home and the storage unit are currently sealed by court order.
The Sheriff's Office declined to comment any further on the specifics of the email in question or the manner of the threats. The Sheriff's Office also maintains that Williams is not a suspect or person of interest in the murders of the McLellands or Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse.
