Photos: Ethan Orton Sentencing

Orton sentenced to life for killing of parents; eligible for parole after 50 years.

Jun. 5, 2023 5:49 pm

Ethan Orton (left) listens to a relative as he sits with his attorney Assistant Linn County Public Defender Madison Wiese after his sentencing at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, June 5, 2023. Orton was sentenced to two life sentences but will have the chance for parole. The charges will run concurrently and he must serve 50 years before being eligible for parole. Orton pled guilty to two first-degree murder charges for fatally stabbing his father, Casey Arthur Orton, 42, and mother, Misty Scott-Slade, 41. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Sixth Judicial District Judge Ian Thornhill listens during the sentencing of Ethan Orton at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, June 5, 2023. Orton was sentenced to two life sentences but will have the chance for parole. The charges will run concurrently and he must serve 50 years before being eligible for parole. Orton pled guilty to two first-degree murder charges for fatally stabbing his father, Casey Arthur Orton, 42, and mother, Misty Scott-Slade, 41. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Asst. Linn Co. Attorney Mike Harris speaks during the sentencing of Ethan Orton at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, June 5, 2023. Orton was sentenced to two life sentences but will have the chance for parole. The charges will run concurrently and he must serve 50 years before being eligible for parole. Orton pled guilty to two first-degree murder charges for fatally stabbing his father, Casey Arthur Orton, 42, and mother, Misty Scott-Slade, 41. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Linn County Chief Public Defender Doug Davis (right) talks to Ethan Orton during his sentence hearing at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, June 5, 2023. Orton was sentenced to two life sentences but will have the chance for parole. The charges will run concurrently and he must serve 50 years before being eligible for parole. Orton pled guilty to two first-degree murder charges for fatally stabbing his father, Casey Arthur Orton, 42, and mother, Misty Scott-Slade, 41. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Ethan Orton during his sentence hearing at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, June 5, 2023. Orton was sentenced to two life sentences but will have the chance for parole. The charges will run concurrently and he must serve 50 years before being eligible for parole. Orton pled guilty to two first-degree murder charges for fatally stabbing his father, Casey Arthur Orton, 42, and mother, Misty Scott-Slade, 41. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Ethan Orton replies to Sixth Judicial District Judge Ian Thornhill during his sentence hearing with his attorney assistant Linn County Public Defender Madison Wiese (right) and Linn County Chief Public Defender Doug Davis (not pictured) at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, June 5, 2023. Orton was sentenced to two life sentences but will have the chance for parole. The charges will run concurrently and he must serve 50 years before being eligible for parole. Orton pled guilty to two first-degree murder charges for fatally stabbing his father, Casey Arthur Orton, 42, and mother, Misty Scott-Slade, 41. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Assistant Linn County Public Defender Madison Wiese (left) confers with Linn County Chief Public Defender Doug Davis during the sentencing of their client Ethan Orton at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, June 5, 2023. Orton was sentenced to two life sentences but will have the chance for parole. The charges will run concurrently and he must serve 50 years before being eligible for parole. Orton pled guilty to two first-degree murder charges for fatally stabbing his father, Casey Arthur Orton, 42, and mother, Misty Scott-Slade, 41. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Ethan Orton makes a statement during his sentence hearing at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, June 5, 2023. Orton was sentenced to two life sentences but will have the chance for parole. The charges will run concurrently and he must serve 50 years before being eligible for parole. Orton pled guilty to two first-degree murder charges for fatally stabbing his father, Casey Arthur Orton, 42, and mother, Misty Scott-Slade, 41. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Ethan Orton gestures as he makes a statement during his sentence hearing at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, June 5, 2023. Orton was sentenced to two life sentences but will have the chance for parole. The charges will run concurrently and he must serve 50 years before being eligible for parole. Orton pled guilty to two first-degree murder charges for fatally stabbing his father, Casey Arthur Orton, 42, and mother, Misty Scott-Slade, 41. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Ethan Orton wipes his eyes after making a statement during his sentence hearing at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, June 5, 2023. Orton was sentenced to two life sentences but will have the chance for parole. The charges will run concurrently and he must serve 50 years before being eligible for parole. Orton pled guilty to two first-degree murder charges for fatally stabbing his father, Casey Arthur Orton, 42, and mother, Misty Scott-Slade, 41. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Ethan Orton looks to the gallery after his sentence hearing at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, June 5, 2023. Orton was sentenced to two life sentences but will have the chance for parole. The charges will run concurrently and he must serve 50 years before being eligible for parole. Orton pled guilty to two first-degree murder charges for fatally stabbing his father, Casey Arthur Orton, 42, and mother, Misty Scott-Slade, 41. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

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