Court hearing scheduled for ‘affluenza’ teen

Couch formally agreed to drop an appeal against his deportation on Monday.

The teen and his mother, Tonya Couch, fled the country late past year after a video showing Couch at a party where alcohol was being consumed-a violation of his probation.

But before that happens, a juvenile court judge will decide if Ethan remains in juvenile custody, is moved to an adult jail or is allowed to go home with an ankle monitor and or other restrictions.

This frame grab taken from a video provided by Mexico’s Instituto…

Couch was convicted of four counts of intoxication manslaughter after he lost control of his vehicle and plowed into a group of pedestrians on June 15, 2013 in Burleson, Texas.

“We are optimistic that, going forward, Ethan will comply with all court-imposed terms and conditions and that he will successfully complete his term of probation”, lawyers Scott Brown and Wm.

This photo released by Mexico’s Jalisco state prosecutor’s office shows Ethan Couch, after he was taken into custody last month in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

If he is found to have violated the terms of his probation, legal authorities said Couch could face more time behind bars.

The two fugitives were apprehended later that month in the Mexican resort town of Puerto Vallarta after he used his cell phone to order Domino’s pizza.

The first matter to be addressed will be Couch’s skipping a meeting with his juvenile probation officer last December, and fleeing to Mexico with his mother.

A Texas sheriff says “affluenza” teenager Ethan Couch has been transported to a juvenile detention center following his deportation from Mexico, but that he hopes the 18-year-old is transferred to an adult jail.

The affluenza diagnosis, not recognized by the American Psychiatric Association, was widely ridiculed.

The upcoming hearing will determine whether Couch gets freed, stay in the juvie facility or moves into the adult county jail, according to the TV station.

Tonya Couch was deported from Mexico on December 31 and was promptly arrested by USA authorities to face charges of hindering his apprehension.

Couch’s attorneys released a statement Thursday night saying he’ll appear at a “brief detention hearing tomorrow”.

At time of his trial, a lenient juvenile court judge tried then 16-year-old Couch with a defense blaming the tragic accident on “affluenza”, a so-called condition where the youth’s inability to distinguish right from wrong stemmed from over-indulgent parents and an affluent upbringing.