‘Affluenza Teen’ Convicted of Killing Four While Driving Drunk Released from Prison
Ethan Couch, the Texas teenager whom a psychologist said suffered from “affluenza,” was released from a Texas jail Monday morning.
Ethan Couch, the Texas teenager whom a psychologist said suffered from “affluenza,” was released from a Texas jail Monday morning.
Even though prosecutors attempted to revoke the bond of “affluenza” mom Tonya Couch, the presiding judge in the case said no jail.
Prosecutors say they have another reason why the court should revoke the bond of “affluenza” mom Tonya Couch, filing a motion Tuesday which alleges she possessed a gun, making this the second purported violation.
Prosecutors allege that “affluenza” mom Tonya Couch violated the terms of her bond last weekend by consuming alcoholic beverages. They want to re-arrest her and rewrite the conditions for her freedom while she awaits trial on felony charges of money laundering and hindering the apprehension of a felon, her son Ethan, better known as the “affluenza” teen.
The Texas Supreme Court struck down a request from “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch to get out of jail early. He will serve out the rest of his 720 day sentence.
Attorneys for “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch, who tried to get him out of jail last year, recently turned to the Texas Texas Supreme Court for help.
The father of “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch was found guilty of falsely identifying himself as a police officer in a trial that lasted a day and a half.
The mother of “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch returned to a north Texas courtroom Monday morning for a hearing where it was determined she will remain free on bond while she awaits trial on a federal money laundering charge.
“Affluenza” teen Ethan Couch’s motion to replace the judge presiding over his case was denied.
“Affluenza” teen Ethan Couch returned to a Fort Worth courtroom Tuesday with his attorneys to try to get him out of jail and recuse the presiding judge, arguing that if the teen was wrongfully incarcerated he could sue.
The mother of “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch appeared with one of her attorneys in a Fort Worth courtroom briefly on September 19 to ask that taxpayers pay her legal fees.
The attorneys for “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch filed a motion to remove the judge who sent their client to jail. This follows the legal team’s recent court filing to spring their client out of custody.
The attorneys for “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch filed a motion that argues authorities should release Couch from jail on a technicality.
Notorious “affluenza” mom Tonya Couch is no longer under round-the-clock house arrest. She was recently spotted at the Honky Tonk Woman Saloon, a biker bar located northwest of Fort Worth, where she now tends bar.
A Texas district judge ordered ‘affluenza’ Teen Ethan Couch to serve almost two years in jail when Couch appeared in adult court for the first time Wednesday morning, April 13.
A Texas juvenile judge decided the fate of “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch on Friday morning by ordering the transfer the juvenile probation case into the adult court system. The change will take effect upon Couch’s 19th birthday. Until then, Couch will remain behind bars.
A North Texas Sheriff dispelled any notions that “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch was coddled or living any kind of charmed life behind bars less than a week after authorities quietly moved the 18-year-old from a Fort Worth juvenile detention facility to an adult jail.
North Texas officials quietly transferred “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch, 18, from a Fort Worth juvenile detention facility to an adult jail in a surprise move on Friday. Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson likened the situation to Couch having a “different landlord” because the case remains under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court system, for now.
A Texas juvenile judge ordered “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch to remain in juvenile custody, at least, temporarily.
The 18-year-old known as the “affluenza” teen, Ethan Couch, may be back in Texas as early as Thursday now that his attorney in Mexico dropped the injunction that blocked Couch’s deportation.
Tarrant County officials, the families of the victims, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) expressed concern, even outrage, that “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch, who has fought his extradition to the U.S., might beat the system and remain in Mexico but, as it looks now, he only almost got away with it.
The probation hearing for “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch, 18, began in North Texas on Tuesday, January 19 only to be delayed because neither of Couch’s parents were formally notified of the hearing.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) announced they will deliver a signed petition to the juvenile court hearing held in Fort Worth on Tuesday where a judge will determine whether “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch’s case stays in juvenile court or gets transferred into the adult court system.
Tonya Couch, the mother of “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch, was released from the Tarrant County Jail Tuesday morning after posting a reduced bond of $75,000. Originally, that bond was $1,000,000. Judge Wayne Salvant reduced her $1 million bond to $75,000.
Friday morning, Tonya Couch, mother of “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch, was arraigned in a Fort Worth courtroom on the charge of hindering the apprehension of a felon, her son.
Tonya Couch, mother of “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch, returned to North Texas Thursday, escorted by local law enforcement who booked her into jail. She is expected to be arraigned on Friday.
Fernando Benítez, the Tijuana-based attorney dubbed a “rock star” for a stellar track record in winning high-profile cases, confirmed for U.S. media Friday his representation of “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch. He insists his client’s constitutional and civil rights may have been violated.
Tonya Couch, the mother of fugitive “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch, was formally charged with allegedly hindering the apprehension of her son, yet her attorneys insist she did not do anything wrong, breaking no Texas laws. Breitbart Texas reported the charge, a third-degree felony, carries a 2-10 year prison sentence. Her bail was set at $1 million. The charge stems from Couch purportedly helping her son flee the country to Mexico.
Texas and U.S. officials released details of the capture of “Affluenza” teen Ethan Couch, 18, and his mother, Tonya, 48, who will be charged with allegedly “hindering” the apprehension of her fugitive son.
The young man known as the “affluenza” teen, Ethan Couch, has been detained in Mexico along with his mother.