Judge Upholds ‘Affluenza’ Mom’s Bond after Alcohol, Weapon Allegations
Even though prosecutors attempted to revoke the bond of “affluenza” mom Tonya Couch, the presiding judge in the case said no jail.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.