Bounty Offered For Fugitive “Affluenza” Teen Who Killed 4 In DUI Crash

He was 16 years old at the time, and at trial, a doctor testified that he suffered from “affluenza” because he had always been insulated from the consequences of his actions by his parents’ wealth.

Authorities are still searching for a troubled Texas teen who may have violated his probation after killing four people in a 2013 drunken-driving accident – and they now fear he may have fled the country.

Sources close to the investigation said the teen’s father told law enforcement officials the passports of the youth and his mother, with whom he was living, were missing.

Anyone who has seen or talked with Ethan Couch or his mother or has any information about their whereabouts is asked to contact the Marshals Service at 800-336-0102.

Teenager Ethan Couch made national news when his attorney argued he suffered from “affluenza”, a condition stemming from being coddled so much that he lost his sense of responsibility, CBS News reports.

At the time of the drunk driving incident, Couch was behind the wheel of his pickup truck intoxicated.

“You gotta find the money”. On December 11th, a warrant was issued for Couch’s arrest. “And we’re going to keep looking and we’re not going to stop”.

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A law-enforcement insider told The ENQUIRER: “We’re still looking forward to catching him, and we’re also thinking that the judge did us a favor!”

Couch is wanted on suspicion of violating his probation by failing to check in with his assigned officer. The district attorney says it is investigating the claim, but would not confirm that Couch was in the video.

A spokesperson for the sheriff’s department said, “Any mess-ups from now on, he’s going to be over with us”. Officials say Couch and his mother may have fled the country after he missed a probation appointment and after a video of him playing beer pong surfaced-a violation of his 10-year probation sentence.

Four other people were injured, two seriously, in the crash south of Fort Worth.

Part of his parole mandates that he make regular check-ins with his parole officer and that he not drink alcohol for 10 years.

“We’re going come after you”, Anderson said. Although legally an adult, Couch’s case remains in juvenile court because the offense happened when he was a minor.

News of the defense quickly pissed a lot of people off. That outrage was amplified when Couch, who’d pleaded guilty to manslaughter and assault while intoxicated, avoided prison and was sentenced to rehab and ten years of drug-and-alcohol-free probation.