Thomas Markle ordered back into custody after prosecutors allege he cut off his ankle monitor

Warning: This article contains discussion of allegations of sexual assault which some readers may find distressing.

On Tuesday, only a few days after he was arrested for allegedly storing child sexual abuse material, Markle, 82, allegedly removed his location monitor.

Bill Essayli, US Attorney for the Central District of California, said he had requested Markle’s bail be revoked so he could be re-detained until he could be put on trial, reports the Daily Mail.

Essayli wrote on X, “Release conditions are court orders, not suggestions.”

Judge Lindsay Griffin said Markle had ‘tampered’ with his ankle monitor and would be re-arrested due to his ‘untenable’ living conditions.

Markle was taken into custody (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

Markle’s mugshot was released shortly after he arrived at Pinellas County jail, Florida.

He has denied the allegations made against him in a statement to the Daily Mail.

Around 78 items were seized by officials in LA before his first arrest on Friday – including film negatives, books and slides, which Essayli said contained suspected child sexual abuse images.

Markle was fitted with a location monitor on his ankle after he was granted bail during his first court appearance.

Prosecutors allege he cut off the monitor at 1.45am on Tuesday.

The US Marshals Service is investigating the circumstances of the incident.

Markle has appeared in court on one occasion so far (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

A spokesman for the US Marshals Service said Markle had been ‘released into the custody of his other daughter’, Samantha, 62, after he was barred from returning to his senior living facility.

Judge Griffin said she would reconsider Markle’s release if he is able to locate accommodation suitable for his house arrest.

The judge also ruled Markle should take part in a mental competency exam with results to be presented on November 20.

The father of the Duchess of Sussex was taken into custody from his Maravida Senior Living care home on Friday.

The charge follows a search by FBI agents of two storage units he rented in the Los Angeles area, according to a criminal complaint.

Meghan said she was 'deeply distressed' by the revelations (Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images)

Markle’s daughter, Meghan has said she is ‘deeply distressed’ by the allegations against her father.

Meghan said she had written to the Metropolitan Police in 2019 expressing her concerns about the allegations and she was told they were being investigated.

“I hope it can now be understood that, despite certain media publications' distortion over the years, any distance from my father and my choice to not allow him to have contact with our children was for one reason: to protect them,” she said.

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