Sundae Hughes, an aunt of Routh’s, said she watched him grow up but hasn’t seen him since his high school graduation in 2006.
Routh was arrested after a short police pursuit in Lancaster, near his home.Īttempts by The Associated Press to reach Routh’s mother and sister were unsuccessful Monday. Routh then drove Kyle’s pickup to his sister’s house in Midlothian and told her that he killed two people, and she called police, Erath County Sheriff’s Capt. Bryant said Sunday that the men were shot more than once. Routh has not said anything to investigators, Bryant said.Īuthorities say the three men arrived at the sprawling Rough Creek Lodge on Saturday afternoon, and a hunting guide discovered the bodies of Kyle and Littlefield about two hours later and called 911. After warnings, jailers used a stun gun once and then put Routh in a chair that restrains his arms and legs, Bryant said.īryant said Routh has an attorney but hasn’t met with him at the jail in Stephenville, about 75 miles southwest of Fort Worth. Routh, a member of the Marines Corps Reserve, appeared ready to assault jailers Sunday night when they entered his solitary confinement cell because he refused to return his food tray, Bryant said. He is on suicide watch in the Erath County Jail, where he’s being held on $3 million bond, Sheriff Tommy Bryant said. Routh, 25, is charged with one count of capital murder and two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of Chris Kyle, author of the best-selling book “American Sniper,” and his friend Chad Littlefield at a shooting range Saturday in Glen Rose. Police took Routh to Green Oaks Hospital for psychiatric care.ĭallas police records show Routh was taken back to the same mental hospital in mid-January after a woman called police and said she feared for Routh’s safety. She said Routh began arguing with them and said he was going to “blow his brains out.” Routh’s mother told police that her son had been drinking and became upset when his father said he was going to sell his gun. “Eddie stated he was hurting and that his family does not understand what he has been through,” the report said. Routh told authorities he was a Marine veteran who was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Authorities found Routh walking nearby with no shirt and no shoes, and smelling of alcohol. 2 after threatening to kill his family and then commit suicide, according to police records in Lancaster, where Routh lives. The Iraq War veteran charged with killing a former Navy SEAL sniper and his friend on a Texas shooting range had been taken to a mental hospital twice in the past four months, police records show.Įddie Ray Routh was taken to a mental hospital on Sept.
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