FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - A Michigan soldier who stabbed his brother-in law to death and seriously injured his wife because his lawyers said he was angry they were having an affair has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

The Fayetteville Observer reported a military jury at Fort Bragg sentenced 27-year-old Detroit native Spc. Eric A. Mead on Friday, a day after finding him guilty of premeditated murder and other charges. 

Mead didn't testify during the weeklong court-martial, but spoke to jurors before they sentenced him. He said there was no greater punishment than living with the knowledge he killed his brother-in-law and best friend.

Authorities say Mead sneaked into his wife's home after being ordered to stay away in May 2010 and attacked her and his brother-in-law.

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