He fled the US with his mother as authorities began investigating whether he violated terms of his sentence. But since this violation happened in the juvenile system, Couch effectively would start with a clean slate in the adult probation system.
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If he is found to have violated any of his parole terms, Couch could face a jail sentence of up to 10 years, the Tarrant County District Attorney’s office said.
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If the judge declines to transfer Couch to adult court, Wilson will ask that his probation be revoked, in which case he could be held in a juvenile facility until his sentence expires when he turns 19 next April.
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They were last reported as traveling to Guadalajara so they could then be transported to the United States, though there is no confirmation on when their flight will be.
Police handed the pair over to Mexican immigration authorities for being in the country without the proper permission so they could be returned to the United States, the Jalisco State Attorney General’s Office said.
In Texas, authorities said the mother and son team had “carefully planned” to get out of the country and had a sort of farewell party before skipping town earlier this month.
The U.S. Marshals Service had offered a reward of $5,000 “for information that leads to Couch’s whereabouts and arrest”.
A judge issued a directive to apprehend him for missing a probation hearing, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Authorities say a Texas teenager serving probation for killing four people in a drunken-driving wreck after invoking an “affluenza” defense is in custody in Mexico, weeks after he and his mother disappeared. A Texas district attorney’s office said Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, that Mexican authorities have detained Couch, who disappeared w…
Mexico’s Jalisco state prosecutors’ office said 18-year-old Ethan Couch and his mother, Tonya Couch, were located and detained Monday evening in the Pacific Coast resort city of Puerto Vallarta. “They would have had to enter, for example, as tourists, but they entered without registering”.
Couch and his mother’s disappearance triggered a nationwide manhunt involving U.S. Marshals and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He said the two did not register when entering Mexico, but it was not clear where they came in. As part of his probation he could not drive, drink alcohol or use drugs.
During his trial, a psychologist testifying in his defense said the teen suffered from “affluenza” due to his privileged upbringing.
His lawyers argued that his parents should share some of the blame for the crash. The condition is not recognized as a medical diagnosis by the American Psychiatric Association.
Anderson said an arrest warrant was being issued for Couch’s mother, Tonya Couch, on charges of hindering an apprehension, a third-degree felony that carries a sentence of two to 10 years in prison.
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Couch is wanted by authorities in Tarrant County, Texas, for allegedly violating his probation.
