Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, cut off his ankle monitor, DOJ says
Federal prosecutors say the 82-year-old was arrested again after removing his court-ordered monitor, and a judge later ordered him jailed without bond.
- 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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Meghan Markle’s Dad Allegedly Cut Off Ankle Monitor After Arrest
On Tuesday, Meghan Markle’s father Thomas Markle paid the price after allegedly cutting off his ankle monitor while on house arrest. At a hearing, US Magistrate Judge Lindsay Saxe Griffin ordered Markle back to federal detention without bond. Before the emergency hearing was set, Bill Essayli, the first assistant United States Attorney in California, announced, “He was ordered to wear a location monitoring device. He allegedly cut the bracelet …
Thomas Markle is arrested for removing the electronic shackle and the Attorney General's Office is requesting his transfer to California.
Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has been arrested in Florida after allegedly removing an electronic monitoring device he was wearing on his ankle, Los Angeles Department of Justice officials said. Markle appeared before a federal judge in Tampa after allegedly removing the monitoring device at 01:45 local time (06:45 GMT), a US Department of Justice spokesman told the BBC. The judge ordered him held without bail and, acco…
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