BREAKING: Meghan Markle's father returns to prison in the US; probation revoked for removing electronic ankle monitor

A US federal judge ordered Thomas Markle Sr., father of the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, back to jail on Tuesday for removing his electronic tracker, which violated the probation order set following his arrest last week for possession of child pornography.

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In an emergency hearing, Magistrate Lindsay Griffin of the Middle District of Florida revoked the house arrest that authorities had granted to Prince Harry's 82-year-old father-in-law following his detention last Friday, according to court documents in the case.

"I found that the defendant violated the conditions of his pretrial release and that, given the lack of suitable housing, no condition or combination of conditions would reasonably ensure the safety of any other person or the community, as well as the defendant's appearance in court," wrote Griffin.

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The ruling was revealed moments after the Department of Justice (DOJ) requested that Markle Sr. be jailed, as he "allegedly removed his ankle monitor at 1:45 AM" (6:45 GMT), according to First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli.

"Conditions of pretrial release 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 full extent of the law," Essayli stated on his social media.

FBI agents arrested Markle last Friday in the town of Lakeland, Florida, where he was living in a clinic specializing in dementia care, for being accused of possessing child sexual abuse material, "including photographs in which he appears with underage girls," according to Essayli.

Furthermore, court documents revealed on Tuesday that Magistrate Griffin requested an independent psychiatric evaluation and access to "all mental health records" for Markle Sr., suspecting that he is not "mentally competent" to understand his criminal proceedings.

The FBI revealed that it found some 78 items, including slides, film negatives, and books containing alleged sexually explicit material in two storage units in the Los Angeles area that the defendant had rented for nearly two decades.

This discovery came after the opening of an investigation in the Philippines, where Markle Sr. lived until last May, before moving to Lakeland.

If convicted, Markle Sr. would face a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.

Meghan Markle asserted in a letter sent to the British outlet The Sun on October 23 that she had known about these allegations against her father since 2018 based on information from the British police, which is why she cut off the relationship and prevented him from having contact with her children.