U.S. · POLITICS · NOV 10, 5:37 PM ET
Meghan's father Thomas Markle back in federal custody after allegedly removing ankle monitor
Reported by 31 outlets in the past day, including BBC, The Guardian, South China Morning Post.
1What happened
The 82-year-old estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, cut an electronic monitoring device off his ankle, just days after his arrest for keeping child sexual abuse material in storage units in California, authorities said on Tuesday. South China Morning Post ↗
2What’s next
US Magistrate Judge Lindsay Saxe Griffin on Tuesday ordered Markle returned to federal detention without bond at a hearing in Tampa,... South China Morning Post ↗
3Also reported
He was arrested shortly after he cut off the ankle bracelet at 1.45am on Tuesday, Essayli said. The Guardian ↗
Sources
- Meghan's father Thomas Markle back in federal custody after allegedly removing ankle monitor ↗BBC
- Thomas Markle, Meghan’s father, jailed after cutting off ankle monitor, DoJ says ↗The Guardian
- Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, back in jail after cutting off ankle monitor ↗South China Morning Post
- Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, cut off his ankle monitor while awaiting hearing, DOJ says ↗PBS News
- Meghan Markle's father cut off ankle monitor, prosecutors say ↗CBS News
- Thomas Markle, Meghan’s father, cut off his ankle monitor, DOJ says ↗NBC News