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Thomas Markle detained after cutting off ankle monitor, DOJ says
Thomas Markle Sr., the 82-year-old estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, cut off his court-ordered ankle monitor while under house arrest, the Department of Justice said on Tuesday.[2, 11, 18] First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said Markle cut off the bracelet at 1:45 a.m. and was arrested shortly after.[9] Markle had been placed under house detention in Florida last week after being charged with possession of child sexual abuse material.[11, 20]
NBC News reported that Markle has previously denied possessing that type of material.[7] Breitbart reported that Rep. Paulina Luna demanded the death penalty in response to the case.[13]
Why it matters A federal judge revoked Markle's pretrial release, returning him to custody while he awaits trial.[1, 3, 7]
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Of the 19 rated outlets that covered it, 3 are left of center, 8 are center and 8 are right of center (7 of them in the Right group). 4 more are not rated.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
- Center: NBC News (−0.49), PBS NewsHour (−0.48), Newsweek (−0.30), ABC News (−0.19), CBS News (−0.14), Business Insider (−0.09), Yahoo News (+0.07), UPI (+0.17).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Washington Examiner (+1.34), Blaze Media (+1.71), Breitbart (+2.03), The Political Insider (+2.65), One America News Network (+2.69), Conservative Review (+2.76).
Not rated BBC News, Los Angeles Times, NewsNation, Sky News. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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