( CNN ) -- Texas prosecutors said in court Friday they 'll seek the death penalty against Eric Williams , a former justice of the peace accused of killing two prosecutors who served in the same county he did . But what they 'll do with the other person charged in the slayings -- Williams ' wife -- remains up in the air . Kaufman County , Texas , Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse was slain in January on his way to work at a courthouse . Two months later , District Attorney Michael McLelland and his wife , Cynthia McLelland , were fatally shot at their home near Forney . A county grand jury tied all three killings together in April , when they indicted Eric Williams and his wife , Kim , for capital murder . One big question , though , still loomed : Would prosecutors try to get a death sentence for either or both Williamses , should they be convicted of murder ? That was partially answered Friday , in a brief hearing at the same Kaufman County courthouse where Eric Williams had been justice of the peace . Special prosecutor Toby Shook told CNN that he and his fellow prosecutor , Bill Wirskye , announced in court that they will go for a death sentence against Eric Williams . But they did not indicate Friday whether or not they 'll do the same with Kim Williams . `` We have n't made our final decision , '' Shook said , adding that there 's no deadline to make such a call . This scenario , as inconclusive as it might be , jives with what Kim Williams ' lawyer told CNN on Thursday . Paul Johnson said then that he expected prosecutors to seek death for Eric Williams , but `` was not so sure '' about what they would do regarding his client . County Sheriff David Byrnes has previously said the three killings stemmed from Eric Williams ' `` past legal problems with the criminal justice system of this county , '' including a 2012 conviction on burglary and theft charges that led to his removal from office . His wife , Kim , has confessed to her involvement in the killings and implicated her husband as the trigger man , according to court papers . In Hasse 's death , Kim Williams was the getaway driver ; in the McLellands ' killings , she was a passenger , Byrnes has said . In both cases , Eric Williams fired the fatal shots , according to the sheriff . Both Williamses were arrested in April . Eric is also charged with making a terroristic threat , having been accused of using his home computer to threaten police investigating the McLellands ' killings , according to a sheriff 's affidavit . He is being held on $ 23 million bond , according to Kaufman County jail records . His wife -- who is seeking a divorce , her lawyer told CNN on Thursday -- is being held on $ 10 million bond . Shook -- who , with Wirskye , was sworn in as a special prosecutor in the murder case two days after the McLellands ' deaths -- said that the decision to seek the death penalty against one or both of the accused would not significantly impact their approach . `` We just look forward to preparing the case and trying it in front of the jury , '' the special prosecutor said . CNN 's Ed Lavandera contributed to this report .
A Texas prosecutor was killed in January ; a district attorney , his wife slain 2 months later . A former justice of the peace and his wife were indicted later for murder in the 3 deaths . Comment: A prosecutor says no decision yet if they 'll do the same for Eric 's wife , Kim .