Before 'Affluenza' Case, Teen's Family Tangled With the Law

The Texas teenager who used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck arrived in Texas following his deportation from Mexico on Thursday, more than a month after he and his mother fled the U.S. as prosecutors investigated whether he had 

Long before Couch and his family became notorious for using an "affluenza" defense in that crash, they had multiple run-ins with the law, often flouting authority or relying on personal wealth to get out of trouble. The incidents, totaling at least 20

Now that Ethan Couch is back in Texas, Timothy McLaughlin says the 18-year-old has never apologized. McLaughlin's son, Isaiah, was injured when the teenager who used an "affluenza" defense in the fatal wreck ran into him on the side of the road. (Ja.

Now that Ethan Couch is back in Texas, Timothy McLaughlin says the 18-year-old has never apologized. McLaughlin's son, Isaiah, was injured when the teenager who used an "affluenza" defense in the fatal wreck ran into him on the side of the road. (Ja.

FORT WORTH, Texas — The teenager who used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck was booked into a Texas juvenile detention center following his deportation from Mexico on Thursday, more than a month after he and his mother fled the