Teh One Who Knocks
12-29-2015, 11:57 AM
FOX News and The Associated Press
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The hunt for an 18-year-old Texas man who had pleaded guilty in the drunk-driving deaths of four people — but avoided jail time by successfully claiming his family's affluence was to blame — ended Monday night when Mexican authorities detained him and his mother in a popular resort city.
Mexico’s Jalisco state prosecutors’ office said in a statement that its agents had been working with U.S. authorities through the U.S. consulate in Guadalajara since Dec. 26 to track down and capture Ethan Couch 18, and his mother Tonya Couch. The two were detained in the beachside neighborhood of the Pacific Coast resort city of Puerto Vallarta.
After their detention, they were handed over to Mexican immigration authorities for deportation, according to the statement.
Tarrant County District Attorney Sharen Wilson also confirmed to WFAA-TV that the paid had been taken into custody Monday, according to the Associated Press. Sam Jordan, a spokeswoman for the attorney’s office confirmed the two had been taken into custody to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Authorities began searching for the pair after Ethan Couch failed to show up for a mandatory appointment with his probation officer on Dec. 10. Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson said he believes the two fled after a video surfaced in November showing the teen at a party where people were drinking.
If found to be drinking, Couch’s probation could be revoked and he could serve up to 10 years in prison.
In June 2013 at age 16, Couch was driving drunk and speeding on a dark two-lane road south of Fort Worth when he crashed into a disabled SUV off to the side, killing four people and injuring several others, including passengers in Couch's pickup truck.
Couch pleaded guilty to four counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault causing serious bodily injury. Because of his age, he wasn't certified as an adult for trial and a judge sentenced him in juvenile court to 10 years' probation and a stint in a rehabilitation center.
During the sentencing phase of his trial, Couch's attorneys relied on a defense expert who argued that Couch's wealthy parents coddled him into a sense of irresponsibility — a condition the expert termed affluenza. The condition is not recognized as a medical diagnosis by the American Psychiatric Association, and its invocation drew widespread ridicule.
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The hunt for an 18-year-old Texas man who had pleaded guilty in the drunk-driving deaths of four people — but avoided jail time by successfully claiming his family's affluence was to blame — ended Monday night when Mexican authorities detained him and his mother in a popular resort city.
Mexico’s Jalisco state prosecutors’ office said in a statement that its agents had been working with U.S. authorities through the U.S. consulate in Guadalajara since Dec. 26 to track down and capture Ethan Couch 18, and his mother Tonya Couch. The two were detained in the beachside neighborhood of the Pacific Coast resort city of Puerto Vallarta.
After their detention, they were handed over to Mexican immigration authorities for deportation, according to the statement.
Tarrant County District Attorney Sharen Wilson also confirmed to WFAA-TV that the paid had been taken into custody Monday, according to the Associated Press. Sam Jordan, a spokeswoman for the attorney’s office confirmed the two had been taken into custody to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Authorities began searching for the pair after Ethan Couch failed to show up for a mandatory appointment with his probation officer on Dec. 10. Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson said he believes the two fled after a video surfaced in November showing the teen at a party where people were drinking.
If found to be drinking, Couch’s probation could be revoked and he could serve up to 10 years in prison.
In June 2013 at age 16, Couch was driving drunk and speeding on a dark two-lane road south of Fort Worth when he crashed into a disabled SUV off to the side, killing four people and injuring several others, including passengers in Couch's pickup truck.
Couch pleaded guilty to four counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault causing serious bodily injury. Because of his age, he wasn't certified as an adult for trial and a judge sentenced him in juvenile court to 10 years' probation and a stint in a rehabilitation center.
During the sentencing phase of his trial, Couch's attorneys relied on a defense expert who argued that Couch's wealthy parents coddled him into a sense of irresponsibility — a condition the expert termed affluenza. The condition is not recognized as a medical diagnosis by the American Psychiatric Association, and its invocation drew widespread ridicule.