Thomas Markle Faces Psychiatric Exam After Child Sex Abuse Images Charge
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Thomas Markle was released under monitoring and ordered to undergo a psychiatric exam after his federal arrest.
Thomas Markle Sr. was ordered to undergo a psychiatric examination Friday after appearing in a Tampa, Florida, court on a charge of possessing child sexual abuse material.
The evaluation could determine whether the 82-year-old understands the proceedings and can assist his lawyer.
Markle was returned to the senior care facility where he is currently residing under electronic monitoring, while the case is expected to move to California in several weeks.
He left the Polk County residence in a wheelchair and handcuffs as federal agents transported him by ambulance, video posted by The Daily Mail, a British tabloid newspaper, showed.
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