Boone County Board Members have voted to censure one of their own and strip him of committee assignments after he pleaded guilty to attempted theft from a church.
Board Member Marion Thornberry was charged March 10, 2025, with attempted theft after he was accused of trying to take a $20 bill from a donation envelope at St. John’s Evangelical Church in Belvidere.
Thornberry on March 9 pleaded guilty in Boone County Court to attempted theft under $500 from a school or place of worship, a Class A misdemeanor. He was sentenced to 12 months court supervision, electronic court records show…