( CNN ) -- The wife of a former justice of the peace in Texas is being held on murder charges in connection with the killings of Kaufman County District Attorney Michael McLelland and his wife , Cynthia , county officials announced Wednesday . Kim Lene Williams , 46 , is also charged with murder in the death of prosecutor Mark Hasse . She is in jail , with bail set at $ 10 million . The Kaufman County jail website lists her as being booked about 3 a.m. Wednesday . The McLellands were killed in March , and Hasse was killed in January . The arrest warrant said she confessed in detail to her involvement and her husband , Eric Williams ' , role in the scheme . The warrant said she `` intentionally and knowingly '' caused the deaths and accused her husband of being the trigger man . McLelland and Hasse prosecuted Eric Williams on a charges of felony burglary and theft by a public servant last year , according to the warrant . He was removed as a justice of the peace , an elected office , after he was convicted in March 2012 , it said . Kaufman County Sheriff 's Sgt . Matt Woodall wrote in an affidavit filed with the warrant that he `` learned from other officers of the county and county employees that Mr. Hasse and Mr. McLelland both believed that Eric Williams blamed them for his removal from office . '' The prosecutors carried handguns for their protection after the Williams trial `` because they believed Eric Williams to be a threat to their personal safety , '' Woodall wrote . 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 he `` 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 . '' Investigation opens window on 2012 trial . CNN 's Chuck Johnston and Martin Savidge contributed to this report .
An arrest warrant says Kim Lene Williams confessed . Williams , 46 , is in jail in lieu of $ 10 million bail . District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife , Cynthia , were killed in March . The couple had been the subject of a manhunt for more than two years after authorities said they found evidence that linked them to the killings.