Horton sentenced to life imprisonment

Christopher Horton, who was convicted July 17 for first degree murder in the killing of his brother, Adam Horton, in 2007, was sentenced Friday by Judge Paul deMahy in the 16th Judicial District Court to life in prison without parole, probation or suspension of sentence, according to court records.
The crime was committed with his wife’s half-brother, Jimmy Wright, who had arrived in town and had been staying with the couple in Patterson. The robbery yielded about $1,000, including $400 withdrawn with a stolen debit card by Horton’s wife, Earline.
Wright is serving a life sentence after a 2009 conviction of second-degree murder. Earline Horton served 27 months of a five-year sentence after pleading guilty to accessory after the fact to murder.
Life imprisonment was the only sentence Horton could receive because that sentence is the only one non-capital first degree murder carries, Assistant District Attorney Anthony Saleme said.