A judge has sentenced former Blackwater guard Paul Slough to life in prison for his role in a 2007 shooting that killed 14 and wounded 17 . Charges against Nicholas Slatten , Evan Liberty and Dustin Heard included dozens of counts of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter . The former Blackwater guards were convicted in October on a combined 33 counts including manslaughter , attempted manslaughter and murder . They left behind a hellish scene in a Baghdad traffic circle where bombed out and bloodied cars littered a street strewn with bodies .
A judge has sentenced former Blackwater guard Nicholas Slatten to life in prison for his role in a 2007 shooting that killed 14 and wounded 17 . Charges against Paul Slough , Evan Liberty and Dustin Heard included dozens of counts of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter . The former Blackwater guards were convicted in October on a combined 33 counts including manslaughter , attempted manslaughter and murder . They left behind a hellish scene in a Baghdad traffic circle where bombed out and bloodied cars littered a street strewn with bodies .