# Meghan's father detained after removing ankle monitor

> Thomas Markle was jailed without bond after allegedly cutting off his location tracking device while under house arrest in Florida.
- Title: Meghan's father detained after removing ankle monitor
- Summary: Thomas Markle was jailed without bond after allegedly cutting off his location tracking device while under house arrest in Florida.
- Keywords: thomas markle, meghan duchess of sussex, florida, child sex abuse material, ankle monitor, federal custody, BBC News
- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9j3433zy4vro
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## Markle detained in Florida
Thomas Markle, father of Meghan Duchess of Sussex, was detained in Florida for allegedly removing his ankle monitor at one forty-five am local time.
## Judge orders him jailed without bond
A federal magistrate judge in Tampa ordered Markle jailed without bond. He is now in federal custody, according to a justice department spokesperson.
## Markle arrested last week on abuse charges
Markle was arrested last week after the FBI searched storage units in Los Angeles he had rented since two thousand eight.
## Prosecution vows to pursue case fully
Bill Essayli, the US attorney for Central California, said release conditions are court orders not suggestions and the government will prosecute the case to the fullest extent of the law.

> Release conditions are court orders, not suggestions. We are asking the court to revoke his release and detain him pending trial, and we will continue to prosecute this case to the fullest extent of the law.
## Key takeaway

Thomas Markle, father of Meghan Duchess of Sussex, was detained without bond after allegedly removing his ankle monitor while under house arrest on child sex abuse material charges.