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Man convicted of killing Lebanon man in 2017 sentenced to life in prison

The man convicted of stabbing a 73-year-old man and his wife in 2017 will spend the rest of his life in prison.

LEBANON, Ind. (WTHR) — The man convicted of stabbing a 73-year-old man and his wife in 2017 will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole.

A Boone County Judge handed down the sentence Friday.

Zachariah Wright was convicted of murder and more than a dozen other charges in November.

Wright stabbed and killed Max Foster June 18, 2017 and also stabbed and tried to sexually assault Foster's wife, Sonja.

He then tried to set her on fire as she tried to escape.

“The brutal and senseless acts committed that day created a heartbreaking loss for the Foster family and rocked our community to its core," said Kent Eastwood, Boone County Prosecutor.

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