Eddie Ray Routh , 27 , was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for shooting dead ' killer Sniper ' dick Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield . He has refused to appeal the capital murder charge and called for a re ##mand trial . Defense team tried to move the trial from Kyle 's hometown of Stephenville , Texas , where he is regarded as a hero . They watched the movie American Sniper swayed jurors ' photos of Routh .
Eddie Ray Routh , 27 , was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for shooting dead 'American Sniper ' Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield . He has filed to appeal the capital murder charge and called for a re-trial . Defense team tried to move the trial from Kyle 's hometown of Stephenville , Texas , where he is regarded as a hero . They argued the movie American Sniper swayed jurors ' views of Routh .