It's About Liberty: A Conservative Forum
Topics => General Board => Topic started by: rustybayonet on February 25, 2015, 05:42:03 AM
-
AP Top News at 6:28 a.m. EST
Man convicted in deaths of 'American Sniper' author, friend
The Associated Press - By By JOHN L. MONE and JAMIE STENGLE - Associated Press
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas jury has rejected the insanity defense of a former Marine in the deaths of famed "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle and another man. After a two-week trial in which jurors heard testimony about defendant Eddie Ray Routh's erratic behavior, including statements about anarchy, the apocalypse and pig-human hybrids, they convicted Routh Tuesday night in the deaths of Kyle and Chad Littlefield at a Texas shooting range two years ago.
-
The account I read included a bit about Kyle's wife "storming" out of the courtroom upon hearing Routh's mother make excuses for why she didn't tell Chris about her son's mental state.
-
I can understand her reaction, from what I've been able to gather a firing range was probably the worst place to bring this kid, and the people reaching out on behalf of this kid were not being totally honest about his behavior and history, I think if Kyle and Chad had known more they would have approached this kid differently and would not have brought him to the range that day. It is such a sad and totally avoidable disaster...if only people had been more honest.