Thomas Markle Sr. Jailed at 82 After Allegedly Cutting Off Ankle Monitor
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Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 10
Thomas Markle Sr. Jailed at 82 After Allegedly Cutting Off Ankle Monitor
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 10
Summary
A Florida federal judge ordered Thomas Markle Sr., 82, jailed pending further proceedings after prosecutors said he cut off his ankle monitor at 1:45 a.m. Monday.
The move revoked house arrest imposed after his Friday arrest on federal child-pornography charges; court filings show U.S. Magistrate Judge Lindsay S. Griffin granted the detention request.
Griffin also wrote that Markle’s housing situation had become “untenable” and had earlier ordered a psychiatric exam, saying she had cause to believe he might be unable to understand the proceedings.
The case stems from FBI searches of two Los Angeles-area storage units prosecutors say Markle rented, where they allege child pornography was found.
Meghan Markle, estranged from her father since before her 2018 wedding, made her first public appearance since his arrest Tuesday in Brussels and did not answer reporters’ questions.