Thomas Markle Held in Federal Custody Pending Trial

Thomas Markle, 82, the estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, was returned to federal custody after authorities said he cut off his court-ordered electronic monitor while on home detention. A judge ordered him held pending trial, citing concerns about his housing situation. Arrested in Florida on one federal count of possessing child sexual abuse material, Markle is accused of having material seized from two Los Angeles-area storage units he had rented for years; investigators seized about 78 items. The allegations have not been adjudicated, and Markle has denied them. A judge also ordered a mental competency examination, with a report due Nov. 20.