'Affluenza' teen to drop fight against Mexico deportation: source

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

US | Wed Jan 20, 2016 2:49pm EST

'Affluenza' teen to drop fight against Mexico deportation: source

MEXICO CITY

Lawyers for a Texas teen who killed four people in a so-called "affluenza" drunk-driving case have told Mexican authorities they want to drop their fight against his deportation to the United States, a Mexican official said on Wednesday.

Ethan Couch's legal team presented a document to a court in western Jalisco state seeking to end the effort, although the 18-year-old must still sign the paperwork and have it ratified by judicial authorities, the official said.

That would pave the way for the teen to return to the United States to face charges he violated his probation in the 2013 drunk-driving case.

Couch and his mother, Tonya, were arrested in Mexico last month following a more than two-week manhunt. His mother was deported to the United States last month.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-affluenza-idUSKCN0UY2KB

[hobbit709]

1. Guess he didn't like being in a Mexican jail.

[NV Whino]

2. Probably already cut a deal in the U.S.

Momma got her bail severely reduced. Bet there's a deal in the making for Mr Afluenza.

[hobbit709]

4. He's not going to get much of a deal.

It caused such a stink that the DA isn't cutting anyone connected with it any slack.

[leftynyc]

6. Agree

If anything, they're going to make an example of him.

[deathrind]

3. Yep.

[leftynyc]

5. I guess the poor baby

wasn't enjoying his stay in a Mexican prison. So now what? Back to Texas?

[TeamPooka]

7. Found out he'd stay in Mexican jail instead? nt