A fugitive no more - Ethan Couch is bound for U.S. soil. In just a few hours, the so-called "affluenza" teen will reportedly be heading back to the Texas. Couch was serving a 10 years probation sentence after he was convicted of killing four people in a drunk driving crash.CBS News has confirmed that Couch and his mother, Tonya, will leave Guadalajara, Mexico on a flight to Houston early this afternoon.
The authorities found him when he ordered a Domino's pizza on his cell phone. Maybe he's going for the Moron Defense.
Couch faces deportation back to the U.S.
He overstayed his visa and is being deported. Wotta concept!
Because the extradition is being handled as a deportation case by the Mexican government, it is likely Ethan and Tonya Couch will first fly through Houston as they head back to North Texas.
On the radio this morning, they said it was likely the pair would find a U.S. Marshall on the plane, who would arrest them both as soon as they hit U.S. airspace.
This is assuming some substantial competence on the part of our government, but I am willing to be amazed...