{
  "id": 19673698,
  "title": "Meghan Markle’s father ordered to jail after he cut off his ankle monitor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/meghan-markles-father-ordered-to-jail-after-he-cut-off-his-ankle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T16:23:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12147813/meghan-markles-father-thomas-markle-jail-cut-off-ankle-monitor/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Thomas Markle Sr., father of Meghan Markle, was ordered to jail on Tuesday after he removed his ankle monitor. The federal agents in Florida arrested him on charges related to child sexual abuse material. Markle Sr. was living in a senior care center when he cut off the device at 1:45 a.m. U.S. Magistrate Judge Lindsay Griffin agreed that Markle now must be kept in custody. He faces a potential 20-year prison sentence if convicted.",
  "summary": "Authorities have not said where Thomas Markle Sr. will be held while his case remains in court ahead of a likely transfer to California.",
  "key_points": [
    "Thomas Markle Sr. removed his ankle monitor at 1:45 a.m.",
    "U.S. Magistrate Judge Lindsay Griffin ordered him to jail.",
    "He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}