{
  "id": 19400202,
  "title": "Judge jails Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, after he cut off his ankle monitor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/judge-jails-thomas-markle-father-of-meghan-after-he-cut-off-his-ankle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T19:36:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/11/10/thomas-markle-father-of-meghan-cut-off-his-ankle-monitor-doj-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Thomas Markle, 82, the estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has been jailed for removing an electronic ankle monitor just days after being charged with possessing child sexual abuse material. He was arrested in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday after authorities discovered he had cut off the device at 1:45 a.m. U.S. Magistrate Judge Lindsay Griffin ordered Markle to remain in custody, stating that his living situation was no longer feasible. The judge also ordered a mental competency exam for Markle and a report by November 20. Markle, who had a stroke this year and underwent a leg amputation, had rented storage units in California since 2008. The discovery of child sexual abuse images led to the seizure of approximately 78 items from these units. Meghan, Markle's daughter, expressed her distress over the allegations against her father and revealed that a letter containing troubling allegations had been sent to London police in 2019.",
  "summary": "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.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Thomas Markle ordered back to jail after cutting off his ankle bracelet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/thomas-markle-ordered-back-to-jail-after-cutting-off-his-ankle-19410484",
        "published": "2026-11-10T22:52:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Judge jails Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, after he cut off his ankle monitor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/judge-jails-thomas-markle-father-of-meghan-after-he-cut-off-his-ankle-19409897",
        "published": "2026-11-10T23:02:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Thomas Markle ordered back to jail after cutting off his ankle bracelet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/thomas-markle-ordered-back-to-jail-after-cutting-off-his-ankle",
        "published": "2026-11-10T23:03:34.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}