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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts) Thu Jan 2, 2020, 05:16 PM Jan 2020

'Affluenza teen' Ethan Couch arrested for probation violation

https://abcnews.go.com/US/affluenza-teen-ethan-couch-arrested-probation-violation/story

Ethan Couch, the Texas man known for claiming "affluenza" as part of his defense in a fatal DUI crash, is back in jail after violating his probation, records show.

Couch, 22, had been on probation since being released from jail in April 2018 after serving 720 days for earlier violating his probation in connection with a drunken-driving accident that killed four people and injured several others.

An arrest warrant was issued for Couch Thursday morning, and he was booked into the Tarrant County Jail a few hours later.

He was ordered to be held without bail.

Couch tested positive for THC in a mandatory drug screening that was part of his probation, court documents showed.

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'Affluenza teen' Ethan Couch arrested for probation violation (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 OP

as much as I hate cannabis use being criminalized..... getagrip_already Jan 2020 #1

OOPSIE, rich boy..... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2020 #2

Dumb shit! TheBlackAdder Jan 2020 #3

He'll probably get a pre dated script for medical weed for his affluenza. dem4decades Jan 2020 #4

Wouldn't that really just be the dumbest?? blugbox Jan 2020 #8

Affuenza Six117 Jan 2020 #5

Think Duponts malaise Jan 2020 #10

Won't someone think of the rich snot nosed punks? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2020 #6

Relapse. Mc Mike Jan 2020 #7

Ethan Couch released from jail after 'weak positive' on drug test Eugene Jan 2020 #9

getagrip_already

(14,837 posts)

1. as much as I hate cannabis use being criminalized.....

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Thu Jan 2, 2020, 05:22 PM

Jan 2020

I just love the irony here.

Rich white kid so stupid he smokes weed while on probation. Didn't mommy show him how to properly use the wizzinator?

Oh right, mommy is still jailzy-wailzy for her own stupid shit.

What is a poor rich whitey boy gots to do's? (and I'm a white guy in case you care)

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,789 posts)

2. OOPSIE, rich boy.....

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Thu Jan 2, 2020, 05:23 PM

Jan 2020

Your ass is in trouble now.

TheBlackAdder

(28,211 posts)

3. Dumb shit!

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Thu Jan 2, 2020, 05:35 PM

Jan 2020

dem4decades

(11,304 posts)

4. He'll probably get a pre dated script for medical weed for his affluenza.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Thu Jan 2, 2020, 05:42 PM

Jan 2020

And get off. Shit he got off for killing 4 people, what's a little weed among the privileged?

blugbox

(951 posts)

8. Wouldn't that really just be the dumbest??

Reply to dem4decades (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 08:30 AM

Jan 2020

He essentially gets off for killing four people, but smoking some weed is what really does him in. This country is so fucking stupid.

Six117

(205 posts)

5. Affuenza

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Thu Jan 2, 2020, 06:06 PM

Jan 2020

That's a tidy way of grouping people who can use their money to create alternate realities for themselves that are MALIGNANT to the rest of us. Scump is just another example among a very large number of examples.

~Burnt!

malaise

(269,157 posts)

10. Think Duponts

Reply to Six117 (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 08:17 PM

Jan 2020

It never ends well

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,192 posts)

6. Won't someone think of the rich snot nosed punks?

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Thu Jan 2, 2020, 09:32 PM

Jan 2020

They can't help themselves.

Mc Mike

(9,115 posts)

7. Relapse.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 08:25 AM

Jan 2020

Eugene

(61,945 posts)

9. Ethan Couch released from jail after 'weak positive' on drug test

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 08:15 PM

Jan 2020

Source: WFAA

Ethan Couch released from jail after 'weak positive' on drug test

He will be released Friday, Tarrant County officials said.

Author: WFAA Staff
Published: 11:14 AM CST January 3, 2020
Updated: 2:32 PM CST January 3, 2020
Updated at 2:32 p.m. with information on additional testing.

Ethan Couch was released from jail Friday after he was accused of violating his probation, Tarrant County officials say.

His attorneys say the 22-year-old was arrested Thursday even though Couch has not "knowingly and voluntarily" used drugs or alcohol for 20 months.

Couch had a "weak positive" on a monitoring drug patch, said the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office said in a written statement.

The DA said the probation department "did not have confidence in the result."

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