‘Affluenza’ Teen and Mom Had Gun With Them

If convicted of the hindering charge, Tonya Couch could face two to 10 years in prison, Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson said.

The phrase “Carrot Top” trended on Twitter after Tonya Couch’s return to the U.S. Many on Twitter commented on her resemblance to Carrot Top, the American comedian. Texas officials have said it will depend on the timetable established by Mexican authorities.

(TV Azteca via AP). A security agent closes a gate outside the federal building housing the offices of the national immigration service, where Ethan Couch was seen departing in an immigration van shortly after, in Guadalajara, Mexico, Wednesd…

Couch and his mother absconded to Mexico after a video surfaced online apparently showing the teen at a party where beer was being consumed.

Violating his probation by fleeing to Mexico may earn Couch a maximum of 120 days in jail, said Tarrant County District Attorney Sharen Wilson.

Lawyers for Tonya Couch released a statement Thursday confirming she was in the custody of California authorities in Los Angeles.

According to the Inquisitr, Tonya Couch was trying to fight extradition when she was deported from Mexico.

Anderson said he was not surprised by the pair seeking the delay.

Notably absent from her side was her son, who won a three-day injunction on Wednesday in Mexico after he was arrested following a weeks-long manhunt that ended on Monday. After being arrested, Ethan Couch filed a legal writ to allow him to stay in Mexico. A U.S. Marshals Service spokesman said he could not reveal details about her trip. He said authorities have no evidence that Couch’s father, who owns a sheet metal factory in North Texas, was involved.

NBC News has not independently confirmed a gun was found. The Tarrant County, Texas, District Attorney’s office told NBC News it is looking into the report of a gun.

That likely won’t happen until at least next week. It wasn’t immediately clear which attorneys were handling the case in Mexico. The charge stems from Couch purportedly helping her son flee the country to Mexico.

Patten said Ethan Couch would be a target in prison.

Ethan Couch is the Texas teen granted leniency by a North Texas juvenile court for a 2013 drunk driving wreck in which he pleaded guilty to four counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault causing serious bodily injury.

Tonya Couch, who with her son Ethan was captured Monday in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, was deported Wednesday evening and booked into the Los Angeles County Jail.

“Carrying a firearm in Mexico – even a bullet – it’s game over”, said Fort Worth immigration attorney Francisco Hernandez, who spoke with News 8 via FaceTime.

That official tells AP reporter Mark Stevenson that a judge has agreed to hear arguments on Couch’s appeal.

It was unclear why she was brought to Los Angeles instead of Texas, where she and her son live and where he was on probation for the 2013 drunken-driving crash.

Officer Norma Eisenman says Tonya Couch was picked up by the LAPD’s fugitive task force shortly after 1:30 a.m. Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport.

Couch, who was 16 at the time of the crash, infamously was given a slap-on-the-wrist punishment of 10 years’ probation after claiming he suffered from “affluenza” – the alleged inability to understand the consequences of his actions because of his privileged upbringing. Ethan Couch worked there after finishing school at age 15.