Judge Jails 82-Year-Old Thomas Markle After He Cuts Off Ankle Monitor
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Updated · Reuters · Nov 10
Judge Jails 82-Year-Old Thomas Markle After He Cuts Off Ankle Monitor
3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Nov 10
Summary
A federal judge revoked Thomas Markle's pretrial release and ordered him held without bond after prosecutors said he cut off his electronic ankle monitor early Monday.
The 82-year-old had been allowed home confinement after Friday's initial hearing on a federal charge of possessing child sexual abuse material, but Judge Lindsay Griffin said his housing situation had become untenable.
Court filings say the case centers on photos and other material seized from two Los Angeles storage units, including explicit images allegedly showing Markle with an underage girl.
Griffin also ordered Markle kept apart from the general jail population where practicable and to undergo prompt medical and psychiatric evaluation to assess his competency for trial.