Meghan Markle's half-brother arrested for DUI just 3 days after announcing his engagement
Meghan Markle's half-brother has been arrested again for a drunken offense. The 52-year-old recently announced his engagement and intentions to invite his royal sister to his wedding.
Meghan Markle’s half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr. was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol following news of his engagement.
Meghan Markle’s half-brother busted for drunk driving https://t.co/6JVvCtWWa4 pic.twitter.com/mkk2yt4Mt7
— Page Six (@PageSix) January 11, 2019
The Duchess of Sussex’s estranged half-brother was apprehended by Oregon Police in the wee hours of Friday after he registered a 0.11 percent alcohol concentration on a breathalyzer test. The legal alcohol limit for driving is .08. The 52-year-old was taken to the Grant Pass Sobriety Center after his Chevy Silverado was impounded.
Half-brother of Meghan Markle arrested on DUI charge https://t.co/kzPXPww36S pic.twitter.com/Qxn7XVAfhA
— Boston.com (@BostonDotCom) January 13, 2019
PAST BRUSHES WITH THE LAW
This is not the first time Thomas, Jr. was arrested. In January 2017, he was taken into police custody after he held a gun to his girlfriend, Darlene Blount during an altercation while he was drunk. Blount, who was also arrested in July last year for giving Thomas, Jr. a black eye dropped the case and is now engaged to him.
BREAKING Meghan Markle's half-brother Thomas 'arrested for drink driving' https://t.co/Aq7h4w6ZNG pic.twitter.com/HLcPfKTcGR
— Mirror Breaking News (@MirrorBreaking_) January 11, 2019
AN ENGAGEMENT AND HOPES OF A RECONCILIATION
Thomas, Jr. announced their engagement last week and even expressed his intention of inviting Meghan and her husband Prince Harry to their wedding scheduled in March. He hopes it would lead to a reconciliation between his royal sister and their father, Thomas Markle, Sr. He told Daily Mail TV,
“Absolutely I think our wedding will bring the family closer together. It’s hopeful that if Meghan and Harry came and my father, Meghan and Harry could spend some time together with him and that would be good.”
Meghan Markle's Estranged Brother Thomas Jr. is Engaged, Will Invite the Royal Couple to His Wedding https://t.co/0bfqtMzRhb
— People (@people) January 9, 2019
HIS ESTRANGEMENT TO MEGHAN
Thomas, Jr. and Meghan never had a close relationship. He and his sister, Samantha Markle were no longer living with their father when Meghan was born. It didn’t help matters when Thomas, Jr. wrote a letter published by In Touch in May claiming Meghan didn’t invite their father to her wedding and that she ostracized him from her life.
"This is the biggest mistake in royal wedding history"- Thomas Markle Jr.
— Infleur Magazine (@INfleurMagazine) May 3, 2018
Estranged half-brother of Meghan Markle, Thomas, slams his own sister in a new letter to Prince Harry. With just 16 days to the wedding, Thomas also reveals 'a debt' Meghan owed...https://t.co/wsGStsHSKW pic.twitter.com/xKWpRxWz3r
Contrary to this, Meghan did invite her father to her wedding but after a paparazzi scandal that erupted and his heart attack days prior to the wedding, he was unable to attend.
