 is serving a life sentence for first-degree murder with mercy. She's not eligible for parole until 2028. I'm Mike Nolting for WVMetroNews.com. A 100-year jail term today for a man in Kanawha County who used a knife to rob a man and stab him at the McDonald's just off the Elk View exit last year. Richard Thornton sentenced today to that max sentence. You can read more at our website. A hot afternoon in West Virginia. Temperatures into the 90s with this Metro News Minute.