His mother awaits trial on charges of hindering apprehension of a felon and money laundering after she fled to Mexico with Ethan.
- Original article
- https://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Teen-who-used-affluenza-defense-set-for-release-12765770.php
- Date published
- March 20, 2018
Teen who used 'affluenza' defense set for release April 2
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A 20-year-old who as a teenager used an "affluenza" defense regarding a drunken-driving wreck that killed four people is set to be released April 2. Ethan Couch has served almost two years in jail for a revoked probation and is to be freed from the Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth, Texas.
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