Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marcus J. Thornton, 38, of Edwardsville, Illinois, was sentenced in federal court Friday to 19 years in prison, for bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Steven D. Weinhoeft, announced. The sentence includes a five-year term of supervised release immediately following Thornton’s imprisonment. Thornton had previously pled guilty to these charges on March 22, 2018, and April…
