Relief for Meghan Markle as her brother is cleared of attacking his girlfriend with a gun during drunken row – because she has forgiven him Thomas Markle Jr, 50, was accused of attack his girlfriend during a drunken row at their Grants Pass, Oregon, home, by pressing a gun to her head But the charges are all now dropped with prosecutors telling DailyMail.com it was because they could not ‘locate’ the victim Meghan Markle ‘s half-brother has been cleared of charges alleging he held a gun to his girlfriend’s head in a drunken rage. Two charges against Tom Markle Jr were dismissed after authorities in Oregon were ‘unable to locate’ his girlfriend Darlene Blount, DailyMail.com has learned.