(Cedar Rapids, IA) — A teen from Cedar Rapids is pleading not guilty to the deaths of his parents last month. Seventeen-year-old Ethan Orton is accused of using a knife and ax to kill 42-year-old Casey Orton and 41-year-old Misty Slade on October 14th. Officers found Orton sitting outside the home covered in blood and he told police that he had killed his parents. He entered written not guilty pleas to two counts of first-degree murder on Monday. Orton remains jailed on two-million dollars bond.
Cedar Rapids Teen Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering Parents
Nov 30, 2021 | 10:53 AM
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