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Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, jailed after he cut off his ankle monitor
The 82-year-old estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was ordered to jail Tuesday because he removed an electronic monitoring device from his ankle, just days after he was charged with possession of child sexual abuse material. Thomas Markle was arrested and appeared in federal court in Tampa, Florida, after authorities learned he had cut off the device at 1:45 a.m., First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said. “Release conditions are court orders, not suggestions,” he said. READ: Police find child abuse imagery on devices tied to Thomas Markle Markle’s arrest on Friday in Lakeland, Florida, followed the seizure of […]...Keep on reading: Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, jailed after he cut off his ankle monitor
The 82-year-old estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was ordered to jail Tuesday because he removed an electronic monitoring device from his ankle, just days after he was charged with possession of child sexual abuse material. Thomas Markle was arrested and appeared in federal court in Tampa, Florida, after authorities learned he had cut off the device at 1:45 a.m., First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said. “Release conditions are court orders, not suggestions,” he said. READ: Police find child abuse imagery on devices tied to Thomas Markle Markle’s arrest on Friday in Lakeland, Florida, followed the seizure of […]...
Keep on reading: Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, jailed after he cut off his ankle monitor
Keep on reading: Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, jailed after he cut off his ankle monitor
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