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New Texas law makes it illegal to remove, tamper with, or destroy electronic monitoring device

Most people are surprised to learn it's not a crime to remove or destroy an ankle monitor. But new law coming in September will make it a felony.

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WANTED FUGITIVE: 18-year-old man accused of ditching ankle monitor, taking part in murder of man

"He failed at that miserably," Kahan said. "They kept trying to contact him. He didn't respond, battery was dead. Finally, he just took it off, chucked it, and destroyed it."

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