Eddie Ray Routh guilty of American Sniper Chris Kyle's murder, A Texas jury has found Eddie Ray Routh guilty of the murder of US Navy Seal Chris Kyle, who wrote American Sniper, and his friend Chad Littlefield.
The judge sentenced Routh to life in prison without parole; prosecutors had not sought the death penalty.
Defence lawyers for Routh said the 27-year-old was psychotic at the time of the shootings two years ago.
But prosecutors said Routh was aware of what he was doing when he gunned the pair down at a Texas gun range in 2013.
The film based on Kyle's memoir of his four tours of duty in Iraq was nominated for best film at the Oscars this year.
The former Navy Seal, who has the most recorded kills of any US sniper, was shot and killed along with Littlefield at a rural shooting range south-west of Fort Worth.
Having retired from the military, Kyle had been helping other veterans deal with combat-related stress and mental health issues.
On the day of the killings, Kyle and Littlefield took Routh with them to go shooting after the defendant's mother asked for help in dealing with her troubled son.More Read
The judge sentenced Routh to life in prison without parole; prosecutors had not sought the death penalty.
Defence lawyers for Routh said the 27-year-old was psychotic at the time of the shootings two years ago.
But prosecutors said Routh was aware of what he was doing when he gunned the pair down at a Texas gun range in 2013.
The film based on Kyle's memoir of his four tours of duty in Iraq was nominated for best film at the Oscars this year.
The former Navy Seal, who has the most recorded kills of any US sniper, was shot and killed along with Littlefield at a rural shooting range south-west of Fort Worth.
Having retired from the military, Kyle had been helping other veterans deal with combat-related stress and mental health issues.
On the day of the killings, Kyle and Littlefield took Routh with them to go shooting after the defendant's mother asked for help in dealing with her troubled son.More Read
