{
  "id": 19409897,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T23:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261111/judge-jails-thomas-markle-father-of-meghan-after-he-cut-off-his-ankle-monitor"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An 82-year-old man, Thomas Markle, father of the former Duchess of Sussex Meghan, was sentenced to jail on Tuesday after he removed his ankle monitor, just a few days after being charged with possession of child sexual abuse material. Markle was apprehended by authorities in Tampa, Florida, on Friday, following the seizure of around 78 items from storage units in the Los Angeles area, which included suspected child sexual abuse images.\n\nThe First Assistant U.S. Attorney, Bill Essayli, emphasized that the conditions of release are court orders, not recommendations. Markle, who resided in a senior care facility at the time, was arrested in Lakeland, Florida. However, U.S. Magistrate Judge Lindsay Griffin ruled in favor of keeping Markle in custody on Tuesday. The judge's written order did not specify the location where Markle would be held while his case proceeds in court before a potential transfer to California.",
  "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. 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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-10T19:36:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "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."
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