The mother of “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch was flown Thursday from Los Angeles to Texas, where she is facing a felony charge for allegedly helping her 18-year-old son flee to Mexico while he was on probation in a case stemming from a deadly drunken driving crash....
As reported by USA Today, she faces a charge of hindering apprehension of a fugitive and her bond has been set at $1 million. Salvant did not rule on the bail reduction.
FORT WORTH, Texas The mother of a Texas teenager, ridiculed for his “affluenza” defense in the killing of four people while he was driving drunk, is to be arraigned in a Fort Worth court on Friday on a charge of helping her son flee to Mexico after he was suspected of...
Ethan, who has filed paperwork to stay in Mexico, was sentenced in Tarrant County to 10 years of drink- and drug-free probation, which critics saw as leniency because of his family’s wealth, which comes from a metal works business.
Lawyers for the teen – who was 16 at the time of the crash that killed four people – successfully argued in 2013 he should not go to prison because he suffered from growing up in affluent circumstances.
Tonya Couch was taken in handcuffs through the terminal and into an unmarked vehicle early Thursday morning, escorted by the U.S. Marshals Service, the report notes.
Authorities believe Couch and her 18-year-old son, Ethan Couch, dubbed the “affluenza” teen, fled Texas as prosecutors investigated whether Ethan Couch had violated his probation.
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The mother of “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch appeared in court Friday morning for an arraignment and complained about conditions in her jail cell, WFAA reports.