Mom of affluenza teen to be arraigned

Weeks after she and her son went missing, sparking an worldwide search, Tonya Couch is back where she started: Tarrant County, Texas.

Couch was previously in custody in Los Angeles after being deported by Mexican authorities.

The mother of a fugitive teen who used an “affluenza” defense after killing four people in a drunken crash is set to be arraigned on a charge of hindering the apprehension of a felon.

She was transported from Mexico to California by U.S. Marshals last week.

Couch appeared in a yellow jumpsuit in court Friday and complained to the judge about her jail conditions, saying it was too bright to sleep, according to WFAA.

Tonya Couch appears at court in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, Jan. 8, 2016. The case drew renewed rancor when the mother and son fled to Mexico after a video surfaced that appeared to show Ethan Couch, fresh from a rehabilitation center, at a party where people were drinking.

Ethan Couch is in a Mexican immigration detention facility while he fights deportation, which could take months.

Anderson met Tonya Couch at DFW Airport personally, he said, and rode shotgun in the Tarrant County van that returned the fugitive from Fort Worth.

Her lawyers said last week that she has done nothing illegal.

State District Judge Jean Boyd, who has since retired, sentenced Couch to 10 years’ probation and to intensive therapy.

A hearing will be held on Monday for a request by her lawyers to seek a reduction in the bond that has been set at $1 million.

Stephanie Patton, Couch’s attorney, said that she and her client met with the judge behind closed doors after the arraignment.

Officials from Los Angeles and Tarrant counties were not immediately available for comment.

Sheriff Anderson said Thursday, “it’s not a question of if he’s coming back, it’s a question of when he’s coming back”.

The mother-son duo moved into a condo in Puerto Vallarta without notifying staff at the hotel they were leaving.

Ethan Couch faces about four months in Texas custody if he is found to have violated the terms of his probation.

In 2013, Ethan Couch, 16, was driving drunk when he crashed his truck, killing four people and seriously injuring others.