{"id":87687,"date":"2026-11-10T19:08:33","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T00:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=87687"},"modified":"2026-11-10T19:08:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T00:08:41","slug":"thomas-markle-jailed-without-bond-after-cutting-monitor-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/11\/10\/thomas-markle-jailed-without-bond-after-cutting-monitor-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Markle Jailed Without Bond After Cutting Monitor Off"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas Markle, the 82-year-old estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, was ordered jailed without bond after cutting off his electronic monitoring device.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Details of the Incident<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Thomas Markle Allegedly Cut Off Ankle Monitor\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tlTByW_WYl8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ankle Monitor Removed:<\/strong> Federal officials reported that Markle allegedly severed his ankle monitor at around 1:45 a.m. EST on November 10, 2026, while under house arrest in Lakeland, Florida.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Court Ruling:<\/strong> U.S. Magistrate Judge Lindsay Saxe Griffin in Tampa revoked his release conditions and ordered him returned to federal detention, noting that his housing situation had become &#8220;untenable&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Underlying Charges:<\/strong> Markle was initially arrested on November 6, 2026, on federal charges of possessing child sexual abuse material after FBI agents seized items from two Los Angeles-area storage units.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Competency Exam:<\/strong> Prior to the ankle monitor incident, the court had ordered a psychiatric competency examination to determine if Markle\u2014who has experienced significant health issues, including a stroke and leg amputation\u2014is competent to stand trial. 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