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Texas 'affluenza' teen's father found guilty of impersonating officer
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Wed Dec 14, 2016 | 5:29pm EST
Texas 'affluenza' teen's father found guilty of impersonating officer
By Jon Herskovitz | AUSTIN, TEXAS
The father of the so-called Texas affluenza teen was found guilty on Wednesday by a jury of impersonating a police officer and given probation, prosecutors said.
Fred Couch, 51, was charged with falsely representing himself as a reserve police officer when he was on the scene of a disturbance near Fort Worth, in 2014. He faced up to 180 days in jail, they said.
Prosecutors showed jurors a police dashcam video where Couch told officers on the scene he was a reserve police officer. They argued he did so to feel entitled. He also presented a police search and rescue badge from a Fort Worth suburb, the Fort Worth Star Telegram reported.
Local police later investigated the claim and found out he was not a reserve officer, the paper said.
Couch's lawyers contended he did nothing wrong and was trying to help the community.
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Texas 'affluenza' teen's father found guilty of impersonating officer
By Jon Herskovitz | AUSTIN, TEXAS
The father of the so-called Texas affluenza teen was found guilty on Wednesday by a jury of impersonating a police officer and given probation, prosecutors said.
Fred Couch, 51, was charged with falsely representing himself as a reserve police officer when he was on the scene of a disturbance near Fort Worth, in 2014. He faced up to 180 days in jail, they said.
Prosecutors showed jurors a police dashcam video where Couch told officers on the scene he was a reserve police officer. They argued he did so to feel entitled. He also presented a police search and rescue badge from a Fort Worth suburb, the Fort Worth Star Telegram reported.
Local police later investigated the claim and found out he was not a reserve officer, the paper said.
Couch's lawyers contended he did nothing wrong and was trying to help the community.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-affluenza-idUSKBN1432Y7
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