A former justice of the peace has been arrested on allegations of capital murder along with his spouse, in connection with the slayings of the Kaufman County district attorney, his wife and one of his assistant prosecutors.

And the two special prosecutors assigned, Toby Shook and Bill Wirskye, both former Dallas County assistant district attorneys, will have to decide whether to seek the death penalty.

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