Tonya Couch, mom of ‘affluenza’ teen, waives extradition, will return to Texas

Couch, mother of a fugitive teenager known for using an “affluenza” defense in a deadly drunken-driving case, waived extradition and will be sent to Texas to face a charge of hindering the apprehension of a felon.

The duo was eventually found by authorities and Tonya Couch flew back to the U.S. It is not yet clear when she will return to Texas.

She has been in the custody of the Los Angeles Police Department since she landed.

Tonya Couch is looking at a third-degree felony for accompanying her son to Mexico last month, possibly in violation of the probation he received for a DWI crash that killed four people.

The infamous “affluenza” teen, Ethan Couch, racked up a massive bill at a Mexican strip club before being arrested for violating his probation and fleeing the country.

Ethan is now being held at a migrant detention center in Mexico City. She was detained in Los Angeles on a no-bail hold for Texas authorities after being deported from Mexico last week.

Both were taken into custody Monday, Dec. 28, after authorities said a phone call for pizza led to their capture in the resort city of Puerto Vallarta.

Tonya Couch wants to return to Texas.

CBS just broke the news that Tonya Couch is due in a Texas court on Tuesday.

Ethan Couch met with his Mexican lawyer for the first time in-person on Tuesday. Prosecutors are planning to ask that she be extradited to Texas.

Her attorneys have previously released a statement saying they do not believe that she has broken any Texas laws.

According to ABC News sources, Tonya Couch has been kept in solitary confinement for her own protection in a small room with a steel bed and no TV. “She will be brought here and booked into jail and then be arraigned by a magistrate here”, Anderson said. He was sentenced to rehab and probation after a defense expert argued in juvenile court that he suffered from “affluenza”, an inability to tell right from wrong because of his wealthy upbringing. He pleaded guilty to four counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault causing serious bodily injury and was sentenced to 10 years’ probation. The condition is not recognized as a medical diagnosis by the American Psychiatric Association, and its invocation during the legal proceedings drew ridicule.