US|Teenager Who Used 'Affluenza' Defense Is Sentenced to Jail

A Texas county judge sentenced the so-called 'affluenza' teen on Wednesday to four consecutive 180-day terms in jail after he killed four people outside of Fort Worth with his pickup truck while driving drunk in 2013. Ethan Couch, 19, gained notoriety Affluenza is not recognized as a medical diagnosis by the American Psychiatric Association, and … Read more

US|Teenager Who Used 'Affluenza' Defense Is Sentenced to Jail

A Texas county judge sentenced the so-called 'affluenza' teen on Wednesday to four consecutive 180-day terms in jail after he killed four people outside of Fort Worth with his pickup truck while driving drunk in 2013. Ethan Couch, 19, gained notoriety Throw the whole dang family in jail and use THEIR stinking money to defend … Read more

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 … Read more

'Affluenza' teen Ethan Couch returns to US from Mexico

'Affluenza' Teen Ethan Couch Headed Back to Texas. More. The 18-year-old is being transported back to Dallas, Texas, by Mexican authorities after being apprehended in Puerto Vallarta one month ago. 0:15 | 01/28/16. ABC Breaking News | Latest News  FORT WORTH, Texas—The Texas teenager who used an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck arrived … Read more

Cops Chasing Affluenza Teen Got Break On Christmas Eve

Tarrant County, Texas, Sheriff Dee Anderson says Ethan Couch and his mother, Tonya Couch, had an apparent "going away party" before they fled to Mexico. Ethan Couch · 'Affluenza' teen Ethan Couch and his mother detained in Mexico, officials say. He was sentenced to probation after his defense team claimed the then-16-year-old suffered from "affluenza," … Read more

New Details Emerge About 'Affluenza' Teen's Time in Mexico

FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas woman and her son, a teen known for invoking an "affluenza" defense after a deadly drunken driving wreck, held a sort of farewell party before fleeing his probation, driving to the Mexican border and trying to disguise  'Affluenza' Teen, Mom Planned Flight To Mexico. A Texas teenage fugitive and … Read more

Ethan Couch, 'Affluenza' Teenager, Had Last Party Before Fleeing, Officials Say

Tarrant County, Texas, Sheriff Dee Anderson says Ethan Couch and his mother, Tonya Couch, had an apparent "going away party" before they fled to Mexico. Ethan Couch · 'Affluenza' teen Ethan Couch and his mother detained in Mexico, officials say. Morning Headlines: Record-setting temps; Man shot by Lakeland police; 'Affluenza' teen detained. WFLA Web Staff … Read more