‘Affluenza’ teen’s mom set for arraignment

Lawyers for the teen – who was 16 at the time of the crash that killed four people – successfully argued in 2013 he should not go to prison because he suffered from growing up in affluent circumstances.

The mother of “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch appeared in court Friday morning for an arraignment and complained about conditions in her jail cell, WFAA reports.

Bond has been set at $1 million. That will be addressed on Monday afternoon at a previously scheduled hearing.

Couch was previously in custody in Los Angeles after being deported by Mexican authorities. Tonya Couch said she hadn’t eaten since Wednesday, so Anderson made sure she got a sack lunch.

Anderson said he responded to her complaints by saying “this is jail, not a resort”.

Couch, was returned to Texas on Thursday from California to face the charge.

Mark J. Terrill/AP Tonya Couch is taken by authorities to a waiting vehicle after arriving in Los Angeles on Thursday. We are hopeful that the proceedings will be conducted fairly and lawfully which is a goal we believe the County’s law enforcement personnel, judiciary, and Criminal Bar strive to achieve every day and, not just when news cameras appear.

Couch insists she has done nothing wrong, despite being found in Puerto Villarta with Ethan Couch, who ran after violating probation in the manslaughter deaths of four people and the injury of more after drunk and drugged driving.

The pair fled to Mexico in late December after a video posted on social media appeared to show him at a beer pong party. Employees at the club told ABC News that the pair was never seen again. Ethan Couch remains in Mexico, fighting extradition. Anderson says he told her, “it’s jail, not a resort”.

Patten later issued a statement criticizing the public manner in which Anderson has handled the case and questioning why he spoke to Couch in court without her attorney present. He has a hearing set for January 19 to move his case to adult court, but because he was not in the adult system at the time of his fleeing, the maximum jail time he now faces is 120 days. “Affluenza’ is not recognized by the American Psychiatric Association”.