{"id":177659,"date":"2015-12-29T09:49:26","date_gmt":"2015-12-29T09:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=177659"},"modified":"2015-12-29T09:49:26","modified_gmt":"2015-12-29T09:49:26","slug":"us-affluenza-teenager-ethan-couch-arrested-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/12\/us-affluenza-teenager-ethan-couch-arrested-in-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"US ‘affluenza’ teenager Ethan Couch arrested in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Texas teenager who avoided jail over a fatal drink-driving crash by claiming he suffered from “affluenza” has been detained by police in Mexico.<\/p>\n
Ethan Couch, 18, and his mother Tonya were taken into custody in the west coast resort town of Puerto Vallarta.<\/p>\n
An arrest warrant was issued earlier this month for Couch after he failed to report to his probation officer.<\/p>\n
Couch became known for his unusual defence, which argued his privileged upbringing was to blame for the crash.<\/p>\n
Officials in the Tarrant County District Attorney’s office in Texas informed local media of the arrest in Puerto Vallarta.<\/p>\n
Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson has said he believes Couch and his mother fled in late November after a video surfaced that appears to show the teenager at a party where people were drinking.<\/p>\n
If found to be drinking, Couch’s probation could be revoked and he could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.<\/p>\n