Prosecutors in Texas have joined Mothers against Drunk Driving advocates in demanding that “affluenza teen” Ethan Couch’s case be moved to adult court.
Tonya Couch, the mother of "affluenza" teen Ethan Couch, was released from jail last Tuesday after a Tarrant County judge allowed her to post bond and even slashed its amount. The previous bail was at $1 million but the judged reduced it to $75,000.
The mother of fugitive Texas teenager Ethan Couch is seeking a reduction of her $1 million bond after being charged with hindering the apprehension of a felon in the headline-grabbing "affluenza" case.
A recent development on the cases of "Affluenza" teen Ethan Couch and his mother, Tonya Couch was reported showing that Tonya apparently took out $30,000 from her bank account before escaping to Mexico with his son weeks before their arrest.
Texas teenager Ethan Couch and his mother Tonya Couch, who were arrested last week in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, are both facing extradition to the U.S. after Ethan allegedly killed four people in a wreck in Texas back in 2013.