Ethan Couch Arrested: 'Affluenza' Teen & Mother Detained In Mexico After 2 Weeks On The Lam [PHOTO]
Ethan Couch, who was previously spared a prison sentence in a deadly drunken-driving accident because of an "affluenza" defense that suggested he suffered from psychological problems stemming from his parents wealth, has been detained by Mexican authorities after two weeks on the run.
Couch, along with his mother, was arrested by Mexican authorities outside of the resort town of Puerto Vallarta, where they have allegedly been hiding since going on the lam two weeks ago after Couch missed a check-in with his probation officer.
Couch was sentenced to 10 years probation and a stint at a rehab facility near Newport Beach, California which offered him yoga, cooking classes and mixed martial arts as therapeutic treatments, after dodging a 20-year prison sentence in 2013 when a psychiatrist argued he was afflicted with "affluenza" by parents who let him do as he wish, meaning he didn't comprehend how severe his actions had been.
Couch was 15 at the time, and killed four people during his drug and alcohol fueled joyride.
Many have since taken to Twitter to comment on Couch's arrest, noting the bad dye job he had done to disguise his identity (his light colored locks are now black), and mocking the fact that he and his mother could have gone into hiding anywhere else in the world, but chose the resort.
Was devastated when Ethan Couch got off 4 being "too spoiled" 2 know better when his drunk driving killed 4 people-But like always-Karma WON
— Claudia Jordan (@claudiajordan) December 29, 2015
RT Gawker: Ya boy Ethan Couch is a master of disguise https://t.co/aBSd6dzt92 pic.twitter.com/YIzB7u7p57 — HoofitAndDonger (@HoofitAndDonger) December 29, 2015
If Ethan Couch is the look of affluent, then I'm as giddy as a schoolgirl to not look affluent. pic.twitter.com/HtJENRvgt9
— Biff Rothschild (@biffrothschild) December 29, 2015
Don't worry, Ethan Couch. 9 out of 10 doctors agree that a few years of real jail should put that affluenza into remission #StayStrong — Mike (@MKChiWriting) December 29, 2015
That's one bad dye job, Ethan Couch. #AffluenzaTeen https://t.co/iW2DhMViPt pic.twitter.com/WyYjaQu6di
— Katie Zavadski (@katiezavadski) December 29, 2015
All that affluence & you'd think Ethan Couch & his mother would have hidden better. With an entire world to disappear in they pick Mexico? — Skook (@skookerG) December 29, 2015
Well, THAT clearly did not work. https://t.co/x9kAy3m7c6 https://t.co/B2s0ASVyg7
— Robert Wilonsky (@RobertWilonsky) December 29, 2015
Can't we leave Ethan Couch in Mexican jail? — Troy Osinoff (@yo) December 29, 2015
Ethan Couch had the worst haircut of all time wow
— Vann R. Newkirk II (@fivefifths) December 29, 2015
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