Iowa Man Gets 2 Life Sentences for Murdering 2

DENNISON, Iowa (AP) — A 26-year-old Dennison man has been sentenced to two consecutive terms of life in prison without parole for murdering two elderly people and trying to burn their bodies.

A judge administered the sentence Friday to Michael Schenk, who was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of arson in January in the murders of 80-year-old Marvin Huesling and 81-year-old Alice Huisenga. Schenk received an indeterminate sentence of 10 years for the arson charge.

Another defendant, 19-year-old Jayden Chapman, also faces murder and arson charges and is scheduled to go to trial April 28.

Authorities say Schenk and Chapman shot the pair at a trailer home in Deloit in March 2014 and then set it on fire. Investigators say the men were likely trying to steal scrap metal.