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The fatal shooting outside the court house sounds more like the work of a single deranged person. Not much planning. No thought about how that makes the odds for escaping capture and prosecution much smaller.
Texas district attorney and wife found slain
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From Faux-Newz this morning.
Federal prosecutor quits racketeering case, as Texas DA murders spark security fears
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/0...continued-safety-prosecutors/?test=latestnews
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“There are 40,000 prosecutors in the country, and anyone who has spent some time trying a case will probably tell you that they receive threats all the time,” Scott Burns, executive director for the National District Attorneys Association, told FoxNews.com. “What happened in Kaufman County is not only an assault on these attorneys but it is also an assault on the rule of law and the judicial system.”
He added: “This is unfortunately something we deal with all the time. The only good news is that to be murdered because of your position as a prosecutor is still very (unlikely).”
[edit] In fact dear reader, you are hundreds of times more likely to be murdered by a member of the "Just-Us" cabal than any of them are by a citizen...
Others say that there has been a recent rise of attacks against attorneys at their homes, which has gone largely unnoticed until recently.
“There is some research that suggests these acts are increasing,” Steven Jansen, VP and CEO of the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, told FoxNews.com. “It may be due to addresses of district attorneys now being available online.”
Incidents like these adversely affect the judicial system’s functioning when people are targeted simply to slow or stop a case from going forward.
Heath Harris, an assistant district attorney in Dallas, told the Los Angeles Times that the recent murders could have lasting effects.
"I've always reassured them (new attorneys) you really don't have to fear retaliation,” he said. "I definitely think people will think twice about becoming a prosecutor."
Federal prosecutor quits racketeering case, as Texas DA murders spark security fears
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/0...continued-safety-prosecutors/?test=latestnews
[snip]
“There are 40,000 prosecutors in the country, and anyone who has spent some time trying a case will probably tell you that they receive threats all the time,” Scott Burns, executive director for the National District Attorneys Association, told FoxNews.com. “What happened in Kaufman County is not only an assault on these attorneys but it is also an assault on the rule of law and the judicial system.”
He added: “This is unfortunately something we deal with all the time. The only good news is that to be murdered because of your position as a prosecutor is still very (unlikely).”
[edit] In fact dear reader, you are hundreds of times more likely to be murdered by a member of the "Just-Us" cabal than any of them are by a citizen...
Others say that there has been a recent rise of attacks against attorneys at their homes, which has gone largely unnoticed until recently.
“There is some research that suggests these acts are increasing,” Steven Jansen, VP and CEO of the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, told FoxNews.com. “It may be due to addresses of district attorneys now being available online.”
Incidents like these adversely affect the judicial system’s functioning when people are targeted simply to slow or stop a case from going forward.
Heath Harris, an assistant district attorney in Dallas, told the Los Angeles Times that the recent murders could have lasting effects.
"I've always reassured them (new attorneys) you really don't have to fear retaliation,” he said. "I definitely think people will think twice about becoming a prosecutor."
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tod evans
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From the Communist Newz Netwerk this morning...
It sounds like possibly this fellow and his cronies weren't as popular as they're being portrayed by the MSM...
Go figure..
Hunt on for caller behind bomb threat at service for slain Texas DA
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/05/justice/texas-da-killing/index.html?hpt=ju_c2
Kaufman, Texas (CNN) -- As friends and family attended a private funeral for a Texas prosecutor and his wife who were gunned down in their Kaufman County home, investigators on Friday announced the arrest of a man accused of threatening the safety of a deputy district attorney.
The news came after word that police were searching for a person who called in a bomb threat during the visitation Thursday night for Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, at a church in Wortham.The call was made about 6:30 p.m. after the bodies were returned to the church from a public memorial service in Sunnyvale.
The news of the arrest and the bomb threat come as federal, state and local authorities search for suspects in the unsolved killings of the county's district attorney and his chief felony prosecutor, who was killed almost two months earlier.
The McLellands' bodies were discovered on March 30 at their home, almost exactly two months after McLelland's chief felony prosecutor, Mark Hasse, was killed in a daytime shooting outside the county courthouse.
Authorities have been working to determine whether the killings of McLelland and Hasse are connected, scouring their case files and interviewing colleagues for help with potential leads.
A day before his body was discovered, McLelland voiced concern about the safety of his staff when he stopped by Helz Firearms, a local gun shop.
"He was in there ... asking about what he should get his co-workers as self-protection," said O'Neil Kidwill, the gun shop owner.
"I recommended the 38 Smith & Wesson snub nose and perhaps a bulletproof vest. He said he already talked to some of the people about the vest, and he would tell them about the revolvers."
The 63-year-old county district attorney didn't give any indication that he felt personally threatened, only worried for his employees.
"He was concerned for them. For himself, he was at ease," Kidwell said.
But sometime after he left the gun shop, something happened.
The couple's bodies were found inside their home in Kaufman County.
They had been shot at least a dozen times, a law enforcement official, who had been briefed on the investigation, told CNN this week. The official was not authorized to publicly release details of the investigation.
While authorities have not publicly named any suspects or a potential motive in the cases, Kaufman sheriff's deputies arrested two men this week and accused them of threatening the safety of public officials.
On Friday, the sheriff's office said it charged Robert Alan Miller, 52, of Terrell, Texas, with one count of making a terroristic threat. Officials said he threatened a deputy district attorney in a posting on a news website.
Miller, who was arrested Thursday, is being held at the Kaufman County Jail on $1 million bail, according to the sheriff's office.
Earlier, authorities arrested Nick Morale, 56, on one charge of making a terroristic threat after he allegedly threatened a county official.
An arrest affidavit alleges that Morale called the county's Crime Stoppers tip line on Monday afternoon, saying a county official "would be the next victim."
Authorities said there is nothing to link Miller or Morale to the killing of the McLellands or Hasse. They have declined to release the names of those who were threatened.
It sounds like possibly this fellow and his cronies weren't as popular as they're being portrayed by the MSM...
Go figure..
Hunt on for caller behind bomb threat at service for slain Texas DA
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/05/justice/texas-da-killing/index.html?hpt=ju_c2
Kaufman, Texas (CNN) -- As friends and family attended a private funeral for a Texas prosecutor and his wife who were gunned down in their Kaufman County home, investigators on Friday announced the arrest of a man accused of threatening the safety of a deputy district attorney.
The news came after word that police were searching for a person who called in a bomb threat during the visitation Thursday night for Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, at a church in Wortham.The call was made about 6:30 p.m. after the bodies were returned to the church from a public memorial service in Sunnyvale.
The news of the arrest and the bomb threat come as federal, state and local authorities search for suspects in the unsolved killings of the county's district attorney and his chief felony prosecutor, who was killed almost two months earlier.
The McLellands' bodies were discovered on March 30 at their home, almost exactly two months after McLelland's chief felony prosecutor, Mark Hasse, was killed in a daytime shooting outside the county courthouse.
Authorities have been working to determine whether the killings of McLelland and Hasse are connected, scouring their case files and interviewing colleagues for help with potential leads.
A day before his body was discovered, McLelland voiced concern about the safety of his staff when he stopped by Helz Firearms, a local gun shop.
"He was in there ... asking about what he should get his co-workers as self-protection," said O'Neil Kidwill, the gun shop owner.
"I recommended the 38 Smith & Wesson snub nose and perhaps a bulletproof vest. He said he already talked to some of the people about the vest, and he would tell them about the revolvers."
The 63-year-old county district attorney didn't give any indication that he felt personally threatened, only worried for his employees.
"He was concerned for them. For himself, he was at ease," Kidwell said.
But sometime after he left the gun shop, something happened.
The couple's bodies were found inside their home in Kaufman County.
They had been shot at least a dozen times, a law enforcement official, who had been briefed on the investigation, told CNN this week. The official was not authorized to publicly release details of the investigation.
While authorities have not publicly named any suspects or a potential motive in the cases, Kaufman sheriff's deputies arrested two men this week and accused them of threatening the safety of public officials.
On Friday, the sheriff's office said it charged Robert Alan Miller, 52, of Terrell, Texas, with one count of making a terroristic threat. Officials said he threatened a deputy district attorney in a posting on a news website.
Miller, who was arrested Thursday, is being held at the Kaufman County Jail on $1 million bail, according to the sheriff's office.
Earlier, authorities arrested Nick Morale, 56, on one charge of making a terroristic threat after he allegedly threatened a county official.
An arrest affidavit alleges that Morale called the county's Crime Stoppers tip line on Monday afternoon, saying a county official "would be the next victim."
Authorities said there is nothing to link Miller or Morale to the killing of the McLellands or Hasse. They have declined to release the names of those who were threatened.
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Sounds like they're off the AB quest.....
FBI: Agents search home in Texas DA deaths probe
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/12/justice/texas-da-killed/index.html?hpt=ju_c2
Dallas (CNN) -- Federal, state and local authorities investigating the deaths of two Texas prosecutors executed a search warrant Friday afternoon at the home of a former Kaufman County justice of the peace, an FBI spokeswoman said.
Katherine Chaumont told CNN that an FBI team was part of the Friday afternoon search at the home of Eric Williams.
Williams last year was convicted of burglary and theft by a public servant, and was sentenced to two years' probation.
Mark Hasse, chief felony prosecutor in the county, was gunned down January 31 outside the courthouse. Hasse prosecuted the Williams case.
Hours after Kaufman County District Attornney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, were found dead March 30 at their Forney home, investigators met at a local Denny's restaurant with Williams, his attorney told CNN earlier this month.
Investigators took swab samples from Williams' hand to test him for gun residue, Williams' attorney, David Sergi, said. Results were not made public by authorities but Sergi said the tests were negative.
On Friday, Sergi released a statement saying that Williams "has cooperated with law enforcement and vigorously denies any and all allegations. He wishes simply to get on with his life and hopes that the perpetrators are brought to justice."
Earlier this month, Williams told North Texas TV station KXAS he understood why authorities would want to meet with him after the McLellands' death.
"If I was in their shoes, I would want to talk to me," Williams said. "In the investigators' minds, they want to check with me to do their process of elimination."
Williams said he has cooperated with law enforcement.
"I certainly wish them the best in bringing justice to this incredibly egregious act," he said.
Williams told the station he has no ill will toward prosecutors, saying they were "doing their jobs."
What a friggin' bootlicker! [TE]
FBI: Agents search home in Texas DA deaths probe
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/12/justice/texas-da-killed/index.html?hpt=ju_c2
Dallas (CNN) -- Federal, state and local authorities investigating the deaths of two Texas prosecutors executed a search warrant Friday afternoon at the home of a former Kaufman County justice of the peace, an FBI spokeswoman said.
Katherine Chaumont told CNN that an FBI team was part of the Friday afternoon search at the home of Eric Williams.
Williams last year was convicted of burglary and theft by a public servant, and was sentenced to two years' probation.
Mark Hasse, chief felony prosecutor in the county, was gunned down January 31 outside the courthouse. Hasse prosecuted the Williams case.
Hours after Kaufman County District Attornney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, were found dead March 30 at their Forney home, investigators met at a local Denny's restaurant with Williams, his attorney told CNN earlier this month.
Investigators took swab samples from Williams' hand to test him for gun residue, Williams' attorney, David Sergi, said. Results were not made public by authorities but Sergi said the tests were negative.
On Friday, Sergi released a statement saying that Williams "has cooperated with law enforcement and vigorously denies any and all allegations. He wishes simply to get on with his life and hopes that the perpetrators are brought to justice."
Earlier this month, Williams told North Texas TV station KXAS he understood why authorities would want to meet with him after the McLellands' death.
"If I was in their shoes, I would want to talk to me," Williams said. "In the investigators' minds, they want to check with me to do their process of elimination."
Williams said he has cooperated with law enforcement.
"I certainly wish them the best in bringing justice to this incredibly egregious act," he said.
Williams told the station he has no ill will toward prosecutors, saying they were "doing their jobs."
What a friggin' bootlicker! [TE]
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So it wasn't a 'white supremacist' group after all. Turns out it was an ex-member of the "Just-Us" club.
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/04/13/...ation-former-official-eric-williams-arrested/
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/04/13/...ation-former-official-eric-williams-arrested/
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And another wrinkle..........
Gotta wonder if ex-"Just-Us" department employees are snitching on family members now....
Report: Wife of former official charged with murder in Texas DA killing
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/justice/texas-da-killed/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
(CNN) -- The wife of former justice of the peace Eric Williams is being held on a capital murder charge in connection with the killings of a Kaufman County District Attorney, his wife, and a top prosecutor, the Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday.
CNN could not immediately confirm the report. The Kaufman County Sheriff's Department would not comment.
CNN affiliate WFAA also reported that Kim Williams was arrested and charged with capital murder. That report did not say what murder she is accused of.
The Kaufman County jail website lists a Kim Lene Williams, 46, as being booked at about 3 a.m. Wednesday. The listing does not say what she is charged with.
District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia were killed in March. Prosecutor Mark Hasse was killed in January.
Eric Williams was arrested last week on a count of making a terroristic threat. A sheriff's affidavit accused him of using his home computer to threaten police investigating the McLellands' killings.
Eric Williams' attorney released a statement Friday saying that Williams "has cooperated with law enforcement and vigorously denies any and all allegations. He wishes simply to get on with his life and hopes that the perpetrators are brought to justice."
Gotta wonder if ex-"Just-Us" department employees are snitching on family members now....
Report: Wife of former official charged with murder in Texas DA killing
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/justice/texas-da-killed/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
(CNN) -- The wife of former justice of the peace Eric Williams is being held on a capital murder charge in connection with the killings of a Kaufman County District Attorney, his wife, and a top prosecutor, the Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday.
CNN could not immediately confirm the report. The Kaufman County Sheriff's Department would not comment.
CNN affiliate WFAA also reported that Kim Williams was arrested and charged with capital murder. That report did not say what murder she is accused of.
The Kaufman County jail website lists a Kim Lene Williams, 46, as being booked at about 3 a.m. Wednesday. The listing does not say what she is charged with.
District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia were killed in March. Prosecutor Mark Hasse was killed in January.
Eric Williams was arrested last week on a count of making a terroristic threat. A sheriff's affidavit accused him of using his home computer to threaten police investigating the McLellands' killings.
Eric Williams' attorney released a statement Friday saying that Williams "has cooperated with law enforcement and vigorously denies any and all allegations. He wishes simply to get on with his life and hopes that the perpetrators are brought to justice."
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wow, they really had us on the wrong trail that time. Mexican cartel, white supremist, etc...
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