Mexico Deports Affluenza Teen to US Where He Awaits Further Proceedings
Reuters reports that a Texas judge ruled last week that America’s “affluenza” teenager should remain in custody for now at a juvenile detention center in Fort Worth, Texas where he has been held since he was deported from Mexico earlier in the week.
Ethan Couch, 18, fled to Mexico last month with his mother after he apparently violated probation for killing four people while driving drunk in 2013. The court said that it was considering a move to an adult prison for Couch. If that happens, Couch could be eligible for release on bail; the bail option is not available to him in the juvenile system.
Couch has a hearing on February 19 to determine if his case will move to the adult system. Prosecutors want his case moved to the adult system.
KJ