police hours after the murders were discovered. eric williams reportedly turned over the shirt he was wearing and allowed his hands to be tested for gun residue. d.a. mike ma khrel apbd and his deputy prosecuted williams and got a theft conviction. it centered on the stealing of three computer monitors from the county building. mcclellan pushed for jail time but he was sentenced to two years probation, but he lost his job and law license. his conviction is on appeal. he has not been named a suspect in the murder. security remains tight around subject 0 officials and county courthouses in texas. we are still seeing armed escorts in kaufman county and several d.a. s now have a full time security detail. in houston, federal prosecutor jail heilman has removed himself from a high profile case against the aryan brotherhood. this is the one that led to 34 indictments against the white supremacist gang and tphold by threats to public officials involved. i understand why someone would want t
mike mclelland and his wife, who were gunned down in their home just weeks after one of his top deputies was also killed. at the local courthouse, security is tight. and employees all have armed escorts. investigators are asking whether a white supremacist group or drug gangs may be related. a colorado court apologized to the family of the state s prison chief murdered by a man who was let out of prison early because of a clerical error. evan ebel was mistakenly freed in january. last month he killed the prison chief. then died in a gunfight with police in texas. that s led investigators to ask whether the colorado murder is linked to those murders of the texas prosecutors. some families who lost their loved ones in the aurora shooting massacre are welcoming the decision by prosecutors to seek the death penalty. others say they fear emotionally wrenching trials which could last months. abc s brandi hitt is covering the case. reporter: prosecutors want the accused gunman behind la
mike mclelland and his wife, who were gunned down in their home just weeks after one of his top deputies was also killed. at the local courthouse, security is tight. and employees all have armed escorts. investigators are asking whether white supremacist group or drug gangs may be related. a colorado court apologized to the family of the state s prison chief murdered by a man who was let out of prison early because of a clerical error. evan ebel was mistakenly freed in january. last month he killed the prison chief. then died in a gunfight with police in texas. that s led investigators to ask whether the colorado murder is linked to those murders of the texas prosecutors. some families who lost their loved ones in the aurora shooting massacre are welcoming the decision by prosecutors to seek the death penalty. others say they fear emotionally wrenching trials which could last months. abc s brandi hitt is covering the case. reporter: prosecutors want the accused gunman behind last
time yesterday at the trial. alyssa bustamante said if i could give my life to bring her back i would. the judge gave her a sentence of 30 years, with possibility of parole one day, exactly when she would be eligible is not clear. jon: a sad story all around. jenna: an update to a story we did necessary about new concerns about the effectiveness of getting wounded troops off the battlefield for life-saving medical treatment. an army specialist stepped on a land mine in december. he survived that but died after it took them an hour to get him off the battlefield and bring him back to the base. army policies require armed escorts for medivac helicopters, which can reportedly cause delays, and that apparently was the situation here. this report caught the eye of congressman todd akin a member of the house armed services committee whom we spoke to yesterday. take a listen. the air force is obviously