Key events in case of ‘affluenza’ teen Ethan Couch

Couch returned to the Dallas-Fort Worth area Thursday after fighting his extradition in the case over whether he broke the terms of his sentence in the 2013 DUI crash that killed four people.

” On or about December 2, 2015 ” A video surfaces that shows Ethan Couch at a party where alcohol was being served.

Ethan Couch will be held in a juvenile detention center in Texas, where a juvenile judge will hold a hearing to decide whether to continue to hold him there, book him in an adult jail or let him go, according to Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson. At the time, Ethan Couch’s defense claimed that he suffered from “affluenza”, having never faced consequences for his actions because of his family’s wealth.

He was convicted and placed on 10 years’ probation. Reagan Wynn released the following statement to News 8 Thursday afternoon, stating that they are “optimistic” Couch will be compliant with adult court.

He was sentenced in Tarrant County, Texas to 10 years of drug-and-alcohol-free probation for intoxication manslaughter, a punishment condemned by critics as privilege rewarded with leniency.

Thursday, his attorneys said Ethan Couch will cooperate with authorities and “successfully complete his term of probation”.

Uniformed Mexican immigration agents put “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch aboard a commercial flight to Texas on Thursday morning, ending his month-long stay in Mexico.

The court’s options are limited, since Couch is an adult whose case remains in the juvenile system.

Tonya Couch has already been deported to the U.S.

In December, Couch and his mother were detained in Puerto Vallarta following an worldwide manhunt for the teenager after he missed a routine check-in with his probation officer.

But Tarrant County prosecutors say Couch is responsible for his own absence by fleeing to Mexico. That hearing is slated to determine whether Couch’s case can be transferred to an adult court, the county district attorney’s office said.

“Ethan Couch is in route back to the USA and is expected to attend his February 19th transfer hearing in person – and so will MADD”, Sheehey-Church said. Tonya Couch was extradited to Texas earlier this month to face a charge of hindering the apprehension of a felon, but her son initially contested his deportation before giving up this week. She posts the bond the next day and is released to live with another son, after being fitted with an electronic ankle Global Positioning System monitor.

He formally ratified his decision to drop an appeal against deportation on Monday. He was then transported to a juvenile detention facility after his arrival, officials said.