A look at the ‘affluenza’ teen case

Mexican police said Couch and his mother spent three days in a rented property at a resort development in Puerto Vallarta before finding an apartment.

Tonya Couch had her nursing license revoked in 2012 for failing to disclose a reckless driving charge in 2003, according to the Texas Board of Nursing.

In the auto crash, Couch, then 16, was speeding and had a blood-alcohol level almost three times the legal limit when he lost control of his pickup truck and struck a stranded motorist and three people who had stopped to help.

The Couches have enough cash to prolong the process, but “we do not have a timeframe”, said Mr Hunter.

During his 2013 drunk driving trial, a defense witness testified Ethan was afflicted with “affluenza”, meaning his affluent upbringing and dysfunctional parents caused his irresponsible behavior and lifestyle.

A guard peers out of a hole in the entrance gate to the Agujas immigration detention center, where USA fugitive Ethan Couch is being detained in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015. The condition is not recognized as a medical diagnosis by the American Psychiatric Association, and its invocation during the legal proceedings drew ridicule. Authorities say she was flown there because it was the most efficient way back to the U.S. She is expected to remain in a Los Angeles jail through the weekend before returning to Texas, where she faces criminal charges for helping her son flee the country, officials said.

Tonya Couch and her 18-year-old son, Ethan, were taken into custody this week in Mexico, where authorities believe the pair fled to in November as Texas prosecutors investigated whether he had violated his probation.

Such cases can often take up to several months, depending on the priorities of the local courts, he said.

Anderson said he supports the district attorney’s request to transfer Couch’s sentence from the juvenile system to the adult court system.

Tonya Couch was deported this morning and later charged in Los Angeles with hindering the apprehension of a fugitive, a charge that could net a jail term of two to 10 years.

Prosecutors wanted to see Couch behind bars for 20 years, but instead he was sentenced to probation and rehab.

On Monday evening, detectives approached two people on a street matching the Couches’ description.

The National Immigration Institute official said Tonya Couch was sent home because immigration authorities did not receive a judge’s injunction like the one that temporarily blocked the deportation of her son.

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.

Ethan Couch may not be returning to Fort Worth from Mexico soon, authorities said.

She is being held on no bail at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, police said, as they wait for Texas authorities to take her back to their state. USA officials located the two when Ethan Couch used one of their phones to order pizza. Earlier on Wednesday, Mexican officials told ABC News that she would be put on a flight to Houston Wednesday afternoon.

Whether Couch’s “affluenza” claims had an impact on Boyd is unclear.

A probation violation hearing is set for January 19. If he violates probation again, he could face up to 10 years in prison per death, Wilson said.