Ethan Couch Arrested in Mexico
By Mark Hochglaube | | Last Modified on Aug 23, 2019
FOX News – Dec. 29, 2015
In June 2013 Ethan Couch, killed four people in a drunk driving accident. Couch was given a 10-year probated sentence and because of his parents wealth was dubbed the ‘affluenza’ teen. In December 2015 a warrant was issued for Couch after his probation officer could not contact him. Couch and his mother Tonya had fled the United States and on December 28, 2015 were detained in Mexico.
Fox News talks with Nicole DeBorde, Houston Defense Attorney, about the probation violation and the possible transfer to adult court for Ethan Couch.
Attorney DeBorde states Tonya Couch, the mother, could face up to 10 years in prison for fleeing with a person who has an active felony warrant for his arrest.
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Mark Hochglaube is an attorney member at Hochglaube & DeBorde Law Firm in Houston, Texas, focusing on Criminal Defense. He has 27 years of experience (licensed in Texas since 1998) and is admitted to the Texas Bar (1998) and the U.S. District & Bankruptcy Court – Southern District of Texas. Mark earned his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center (1998) and B.A. from Pomona College (1993), and is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (2012).
