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'Affluenza' teen Ethan Couch apprehended in Mexico

<p>Authorities have detained Ethan Couch, the ‘affluenza’ teen, and his mother in the Mexican beach resort town of Puerto Vallarta,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/28/us/mexico-affluenza-teen-ethan-couch-detained/" target="_blank">according to CNN.</a></p><p>Couch made national headlines in 2013 when he avoided jail time after drunkenly crashing his car into a vehicle on the side of the road, killing four people.&nbsp;</p><p>A psychologist testified the teen had “affluenza,” or that he was too rich and coddled by his parents to understand the consequences of his actions. He received probation. (Video via&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/crime/2014/08/19/14140396/" target="_blank">WFAA</a>)</p><p>But a video surfaced online that appeared to show Couch drinking, a violation of his probation. Shortly thereafter,&nbsp;<a href="http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/12/15/warrant-for-arrest-of-affluenza-teen-ethan-couch/" target="_blank">a warrant for his arrest was issued</a>&nbsp;after his probation officer reported him missing along with his mother.&nbsp;</p><p>The 18-year-old will likely be turned over to U.S. Marshals. Prosecutors said during his trial that he could face 10 years in prison for violating his probation.</p><p><i>This video includes an image from the&nbsp;</i><i><a href="http://www.usmarshals.gov/news/chron/2015/couch.jpg" target="_blank">U.S. Department of Justice</a></i><i>.</i></p>
&lt;p&gt;Authorities have detained Ethan Couch, the ‘affluenza’ teen, and his mother in the Mexican beach resort town of Puerto Vallarta,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/28/us/mexico-affluenza-teen-ethan-couch-detained/" target="_blank"&gt;according to CNN.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Couch made national headlines in 2013 when he avoided jail time after drunkenly crashing his car into a vehicle on the side of the road, killing four people.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A psychologist testified the teen had “affluenza,” or that he was too rich and coddled by his parents to understand the consequences of his actions. He received probation. (Video via&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/crime/2014/08/19/14140396/" target="_blank"&gt;WFAA&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But a video surfaced online that appeared to show Couch drinking, a violation of his probation. Shortly thereafter,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/12/15/warrant-for-arrest-of-affluenza-teen-ethan-couch/" target="_blank"&gt;a warrant for his arrest was issued&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;after his probation officer reported him missing along with his mother.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 18-year-old will likely be turned over to U.S. Marshals. Prosecutors said during his trial that he could face 10 years in prison for violating his probation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;This video includes an image from the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.usmarshals.gov/news/chron/2015/couch.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;U.S. Department of Justice&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
Posted 3:25 AM, Dec 29, 2015
and last updated 9:15 AM, Dec 29, 2015

CNN is reporting that the Ethan Couch, the teen who killed four people in a 2014 drunk driving crash and claimed he suffered from too much privilege, has been apprehended in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

 

 

Couch has been missing since early December, after video surfaced of him playing beer pong on social media. Abstaining from alcohol was part of the 10-year probation sentence that kept Couch out of prison.

CNN also reports that the teen's mother, Tonya Couch, was apprehended along with him. Authorities believe that she was assisting her son in his escape.

 

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