Meghan Markle’s half brother has been arrested for driving under the influence.
TMZ reports that 52-year-old Thomas Markle Jr. was stopped by authorities in Oregon at 1:33am on Friday morning and was later taken into custody for impaired driving.
The news outlet also claims that Thomas “blew well over the legal limit”.
Meghan Markle's Half-Brother Thomas Arrested for DUI https://t.co/H1CU0ByaWz
— TMZ (@TMZ) January 11, 2019
In January 2017 Mr Markle Jr was arrested following a drunken argument with his girlfriend Darlene Blount, in which he threatened her with a gun. Despite telling officials she feared for her life, she dropped the case the following month

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News of his arrest comes shortly after Thomas announced he extended an invitation to Meghan and Prince Harry to his March wedding.
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