Bank robbery suspect facing federal charges

Leon Fortner stands accused of robbing the Chase Bank branch in Mountain Home on Aug. 20.

A man charged with committing a robbery at a bank in Mountain Home back in August now faces federal charges in connection with that crime.

Leon Fortner made his first appearance at the federal courthouse in Boise today, Nov. 6, before Judge Debora Grasham.

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