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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. However, his mother has been returned to the US, Mexican officials said. | |
| It follows their arrest in the country. | 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 Couch 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. |
| The pair travelled to the resort city of Puerto Vallarta, but were caught after a phone call for a takeaway pizza tipped off police. | The pair travelled to the resort city of Puerto Vallarta, but were caught after a phone call for a takeaway pizza tipped off police. |
| Tonya Couch arrived in Los Angeles on Thursday where federal marshals took her into custody. | |
| Mexican immigration authorities did not receive an injunction of the type that delayed her son's deportation, an immigration official said. | |
| Meanwhile, the Mexican authorities are reported to have moved Couch to a detention facility in the capital Mexico City. | 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. | 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. |