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A convicted bank robber freed early from federal prison on a “compassionate release” program is heading back to the slammer for the same crime for which he was originally sent away. Markham David Bond was found guilty by a federal jury in Los Angeles on Thursday on one count of interference with commerce by robbery, one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence, and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, according to the US Department of Justice. Bond, 61, robbed a Brinks courier at gunpoint in a Chase bank parking...

A man accused of robbing an armored car at gunpoint earlier this year had previously served 26 years in federal prison and was granted “compassionate release” by the state of California, which is typically reserved for inmates diagnosed with terminal diseases or other debilitating illnesses. Markham David Bond, 60, of Inglewood was arrested in November for allegedly robbing a Brinks courier at gunpoint in a Chase bank parking lot on South Sepulveda Boulevard in Westchester on Aug. 18. Bond allegedly pointed a gun at a Brinks employee who was carrying a blue duffel bag full of cash, ordered him to...