What a joke. Another case of double standards??? tic
Couch, 18, made national headlines after a 2013 drunken-driving incident that left four people dead. A psychologist testified for his defense, saying that the teen, from a wealthy Dallas area family, suffered from “affluenza,” which contributed to his reckless decisions.
Couch was eventually sentenced to a drug- and alcohol-free probation butdisappeared this month, along with his mother, Tonya. The search for the pair ended this week in Puerto Vallarta, a city of beaches and lavish resorts on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, officials said at a Tuesday news conference in Texas.
The mother and son are expected to be sent back to Texas, where Couch will likely face a maximum of several months jail time, according to Tarrant County District Attorney Sharen Wilson.
She told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that, since Couch’s case is in the juvenile justice system, any sentence for violating his probation would expire at his 19th birthday in April. A hearing to transfer his case to an adult court will be held in January; a change to adult status could extend his probation and include a 120-day stay in jail.
Tonya Couch. (Jalisco state prosecutor’s office via AP)
Officials said Tuesday that the Couches’ escape appeared to have been planned; Anderson said investigators learned of “something that was almost akin to a going-away party.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...teen-ethan-couch-has-been-detained-in-mexico/
Couch, 18, made national headlines after a 2013 drunken-driving incident that left four people dead. A psychologist testified for his defense, saying that the teen, from a wealthy Dallas area family, suffered from “affluenza,” which contributed to his reckless decisions.
Couch was eventually sentenced to a drug- and alcohol-free probation butdisappeared this month, along with his mother, Tonya. The search for the pair ended this week in Puerto Vallarta, a city of beaches and lavish resorts on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, officials said at a Tuesday news conference in Texas.
The mother and son are expected to be sent back to Texas, where Couch will likely face a maximum of several months jail time, according to Tarrant County District Attorney Sharen Wilson.
She told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that, since Couch’s case is in the juvenile justice system, any sentence for violating his probation would expire at his 19th birthday in April. A hearing to transfer his case to an adult court will be held in January; a change to adult status could extend his probation and include a 120-day stay in jail.
Officials said Tuesday that the Couches’ escape appeared to have been planned; Anderson said investigators learned of “something that was almost akin to a going-away party.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...teen-ethan-couch-has-been-detained-in-mexico/
