EXCLUSIVE: Meghan Markle’s brother is arrested and charged with holding a GUN to a woman’s head as a drunken row turned violent
The half-brother of
Prince Harry’s actress girlfriend has been charged after allegedly holding a gun to a woman’s head following a drunken argument, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
Thomas Markle Jr – whose half-sister
Meghan has been dating the young Prince for several months – was arrested late on Thursday in Grants Pass, Oregon.
The 50-year-old, whose father Thomas Markle Sr is also Meghan’s dad, was taken into custody after a drunken argument with a woman that is said to have escalated into violence.
He was charged with menacing, pointing a firearm at another person, and unlawful use of a weapon, according to public police records.
Deputy Jill Elardi, of Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, confirmed the arrest and charges. She said: ‘He was arrested at 11pm on January 12 and released on Friday at 10am. He will be going to court for it.’
A mugshot of Markle looking red-faced and rumpled was posted on a website that collates arrest records from across the United States.
Bail for his release was set at $1,500 – about £1,200 – and he called his ex-wife Tracy Dooley at 3am to ask her to help stump up the cash.
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