Follow-Up: Thomas Markle Re-Arrested After Allegedly Cutting Off Ankle Monitor; Judge Orders Him Jailed Without Bond
TAMPA — Thomas Markle, 82, is the estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. The U.S. Department of Justice said he allegedly cut off his court-ordered electronic ankle monitor at about 1:45 a.m. on Tuesday, November 10, and was re-arrested within hours. At a hearing in Tampa, Florida, later that day, U.S. Magistrate Judge Lindsay Saxe Griffin revoked his pretrial release and ordered him jailed without bond.
Markle was first arrested on November 6. The Justice Department alleges that FBI agents searched two storage units he rented in the Los Angeles area of California and seized about 78 items, including slides, film negatives and books, containing child sexual abuse material. He is charged with one federal count of possession of child sexual abuse material, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison if he is convicted. After his initial appearance in Tampa, he was released on his own recognizance under conditions that included home detention and electronic monitoring, and he was not permitted to travel outside the Middle District of Florida and the Central District of California.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli posted on X that release conditions are court orders, not suggestions, that prosecutors were asking the court to revoke Markle's release and detain him pending trial, and that they would continue to prosecute the case to the fullest extent of the law.
Markle's arraignment date in Los Angeles federal court has not been set and is not expected for at least several weeks, and the case remains under FBI investigation. He has not entered a plea to the charge, and the allegation has not resulted in a conviction.
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(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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