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Ethan Couch: US 'affluenza' runaway teen delays Mexico extradition Ethan Couch: US 'affluenza' runaway teen delays Mexico extradition
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A fugitive who made headlines for using an "affluenza" defence after a fatal drink-driving crash has delayed his extradition from Mexico to the US.A fugitive who made headlines for using an "affluenza" defence after a fatal drink-driving crash has delayed his extradition from Mexico to the US.
A judge will now consider the deportation of Ethan Couch, 18. A judge will now consider the deportation of Ethan Couch, 18. However, his mother has been flown back to the US, Mexican officials said.
He and his mother were arrested in the resort town of Puerto Vallarta after a phone call for pizza tipped off police. It follows their arrest in the country.
Couch left Texas for Mexico after he allegedly broke probation. His lawyer had argued a privileged upbringing left him with no sense of responsibility.Couch left Texas for Mexico after he allegedly broke probation. His lawyer had argued a privileged upbringing left him with no sense of responsibility.
'Hindering an apprehension''Hindering an apprehension'
An arrest warrant was issued earlier this month for Couch after he failed to report to his probation officer.An arrest warrant was issued earlier this month for Couch after he failed to report to his probation officer.
His disappearance came shortly after he had apparently been filmed at a party where people were consuming alcohol, police said.His disappearance came shortly after he had apparently been filmed at a party where people were consuming alcohol, police said.
He could go to prison for up to 10 years if found to have violated his probation by drinking.He could go to prison for up to 10 years if found to have violated his probation by drinking.
His mother Tonya Crouch faces charges of hindering an apprehension. His mother Tonya Couch faces charges of hindering an apprehension.
She and her son planned their disappearance and even held a going-away party, said police.She and her son planned their disappearance and even held a going-away party, said police.
It is not yet clear if she has also sought to delay her extradition. The pair travelled to the resort city of Puerto Vallarta, but were caught after a phone call for a takeaway pizza tipped off police.
They were being held at immigration offices in Guadalajara and had been due to fly to Houston on Wednesday evening. Tonya Couch was put on a plane from Guadalajara to Los Angeles because Mexican immigration authorities did not receive an injunction of the type that delayed her son's deportation, an immigration official said.
Couch was on juvenile probation after killing four people in a 2013 drink-driving crash in 2013. Meanwhile, the Mexican authorities are reported to have moved Couch to a detention facility in the capital Mexico City.
Couch was on juvenile probation after killing four people in a drink-driving crash in 2013.
He pleaded guilty and a judge sentenced him in juvenile court to 10 years' probation and a stint in rehab.He pleaded guilty and a judge sentenced him in juvenile court to 10 years' probation and a stint in rehab.
A psychologist at his trial successfully argued that his privileged upbringing - an unrecognised condition known as "affluenza" - meant his parents had not taught him a sense of responsibility.A psychologist at his trial successfully argued that his privileged upbringing - an unrecognised condition known as "affluenza" - meant his parents had not taught him a sense of responsibility.