The mother “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch is set to be arraigned in Tarrant County Friday morning on a charge of hindering the apprehension of a felon.
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“He was also kind enough to make sure she was booked into the “Super Max” unit of the jail, normally reserved for those accused of extremely violent or capital crimes, and then make time to have yet another press conference to update the public on the book in of a woman with no prior criminal convictions accused of a non-violent third-degree felony”. Couch said that she is married to Fred Couch.
“I explained to her that this was a jail, not a resort”, Anderson said.
Salvant set bond at $1 million and Couch’s attorney, Stephanie Patten, filed a motion asking for the bond to be reduced.
According to Salvant, Patten missed the hearing because she was stuck in traffic, but she was able to meet briefly with Couch before she was returned to her jail cell.
Before he went to Mexico, Ethan Couch was on probation for killing four people in a 2013 drunken driving accident when he was 16.
Tonya Couch and her son left Texas after a video surfaced on social media in early December showing Ethan at an alcohol-fueled party.
Couch made an initial appearance at court Friday on a charge of hindering the apprehension of a felon. The mother and son were arrested last month in Mexico, where Ethan Couch is now being held in an immigration detention facility.
Tonya Couch was extradited Thursday to Texas after being arrested in Mexico and flown to Los Angeles. Enlarge NBC 5 DFW Tonya Couch appears in court in Texas on Friday.
The 48-year-old was wearing a yellow jumpsuit from the Tarrant County Jail as she stood in front of a judge who read the charge against her.
His son Luke was injured by Ethan Couch’s drunk driving crash.
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Sheriff Anderson said Thursday, “it’s not a question of if he’s coming back, it’s a question of when he’s coming back”. At the time, many were outraged that a judge sentenced him to probation instead of jail time, slamming his now-notorious “affluenza” defense: Trial testimony suggested he was too rich and spoiled to understand the consequences of his actions.
