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Mother of Texas 'affluenza' teen posts bond, set for Tuesday release
Source: Reuters
US | Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:51am EST
Mother of Texas 'affluenza' teen posts bond, set for Tuesday release
FORT WORTH, TEXAS | BY MARICE RICHTER
The mother of a Texas teenager, derided for his "affluenza" defense for killing four people while driving drunk, posted bond on Monday and is set to be released from a county jail on Tuesday, the Tarrant County sheriff said.
Tonya Couch, 48, had her bail reduced on Monday to $75,000 from $1 million after her lawyers argued the original amount was excessively high for a person charged with a third degree felony. Couch faces up to 10 years in prison for helping her son escape to Mexico, likely in violation of the probation deal.
Tonya Couch needs to be placed under electronic monitoring as a condition of her release, Sheriff Dee Anderson said.
A psychiatrist testifying on behalf of Ethan Couch, then 16, at his 2013 trial in juvenile court, contended his family's wealth had left him so spoiled that it impaired his judgment to tell right from wrong.
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Mother of Texas 'affluenza' teen posts bond, set for Tuesday release
FORT WORTH, TEXAS | BY MARICE RICHTER
The mother of a Texas teenager, derided for his "affluenza" defense for killing four people while driving drunk, posted bond on Monday and is set to be released from a county jail on Tuesday, the Tarrant County sheriff said.
Tonya Couch, 48, had her bail reduced on Monday to $75,000 from $1 million after her lawyers argued the original amount was excessively high for a person charged with a third degree felony. Couch faces up to 10 years in prison for helping her son escape to Mexico, likely in violation of the probation deal.
Tonya Couch needs to be placed under electronic monitoring as a condition of her release, Sheriff Dee Anderson said.
A psychiatrist testifying on behalf of Ethan Couch, then 16, at his 2013 trial in juvenile court, contended his family's wealth had left him so spoiled that it impaired his judgment to tell right from wrong.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-affluenza-idUSKCN0UP2F620160112