Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, cut off his ankle monitor, DOJ says
Federal prosecutors asked to revoke his release after authorities said he cut off a court-ordered monitor and was arrested again within hours.
- On Tuesday, Thomas Markle cut off his electronic monitoring device, days after his arrest for keeping suspected child sexual abuse material in California storage units.
- First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli reported Markle's arrest occurred Friday, following the seizure of approximately 78 items of suspected child sexual abuse material.
- Markle remains in custody at the Sean M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse in Tampa, Florida, awaiting a federal hearing, Essayli confirmed.
- Investigators discovered the alleged material in Los Angeles area storage units, prompting the federal charges that led to the court-ordered monitoring now violated.
- Legal proceedings continue in Tampa as authorities address the breach of release conditions for the estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.
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Because of the alleged possession of child pornographic material, Thomas Markle was charged on Friday. He was allowed to go back to his retirement home with a shackle for the time being. Now he cut it off and has to go to prison.
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Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, ordered to jail after he cut off his ankle monitor
Thomas Markle, the estranged father of Meghan, was ordered to jail after he removed his ankle monitor, days after his arrest.
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A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday ordered Thomas Markle, the father of the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, to be jailed again for removing his electronic locator, which violated the parole order after his arrest last week for possession of child pornography.
A few days after being charged with child pornography, Thomas Markle, 82 years old, father of Meghan Markle, was detained on Tuesday, November 10th. According to the US news agency AP news, he cut his electronic bracelet at the ankle in the middle of the night, which led a Florida federal judge to order him to remain in prison.
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