Judge lowers bond for mother of ‘affluenza’ teen to $75000

Judge Wayne Salvant reduced Tonya Couch’s bond from $1 million to $75,000 Monday afternoon. They fled after Ethan Couch was accused of potentially violating his probation. While prosecutors argued for a lengthy prison time, Ethan was sentenced 10 years probation.

After reducing the bail amount, Salvant said that if Couch is released from jail, she will remain under electronic surveillance.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving says it is fighting for justice on behalf of the four victims of an underage drunk driver, who hit and killed them in December 2013, and injured several others. Her bank account is frozen – prosecutors estimate it has $100,000 in it – and Patten argued that Tonya Couch’s husband is unlikely to provide her with financial support.

According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ms. Couch now is in Tarrant County jail, charged with hindering apprehension, with a bail of $1 million.

Couch, the mother of a Texas teenager who used an “affluenza”…

“I want her at her son’s home, and that’s where I want her to stay”, said State District Judge Wayne Salvant, who also ordered Couch to pay almost $3,200 in restitution to the sheriff’s office for the cost of transporting her back to Texas from Los Angeles. Tonya Couch was in court Monday asking for a lower bond which was granted. A witness for the defense said because his parents were rich and set no boundaries, Ethan Couch suffered from “affluenza”.

Law enforcement officials believe the mother and son had a going away party shortly before driving across the border in her pickup truck, making their way to Puerto Vallarta. She must also submit to urine sample testing and is banned from consuming alcohol. Couch, the mother of a Texas teenager who used an “afflu…” The teen didn’t have his own ID, however, Gabbert said.

The mental examination will determine whether there is clinical evidence to support the argument that Tonya Couch may be incompetent to stand trial. On the day she took off with Ethan to Mexico, she tried to withdraw $60,000 but could only get $30,000, they said.