The mother of "affluenza" teen Ethan Couch will face a charge of hindering apprehension after the two are repatriated from Mexico, the sheriff of Tarrant County, Texas, said today.
Tonya Couch and her son, who will appear before a juvenile court judge, are in custody in the resort town of Puerto Vallarta.
Sheriff Dee Anderson said it looked like the mother and son held a going-away party before leaving for Mexico.
Ethan Couch, 18, went missing earlier this month in Texas, where he was under probation for a 2013 drunk driving crash that killed four people and drew nationwide attention over his lawyers' use of his privileged upbringing as part of their defense at trial.
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