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This was and remains disgusting. He got a max sentence, which means Texas needs to review sentencing in the legislature.
'Affluenza Teen' Gets 2 Years in Adult Jail, Mommy Couldn't Help Him
A Texas district judge ordered ‘affluenza’ Teen Ethan Couch to serve almost two years in jail when Couch appeared in adult court for the first time Wednesday morning, April 13.
District Judge Wayne Salvant stated Couch will be jailed on four consecutive terms, 180 days on each of the four counts of intoxication manslaughter for the four killed when Couch drove drunk in 2013, an amount of time days shy of a two year sentence. Couch was 16-years-old at the time of the drunken driving wreck.
Salvant said he wanted time to review recommendations from the prosecution and Couch’s defense attorneys on the longer jail term he ordered for Couch. The judge also stated he would allow the defense and the prosecution a chance to argue their cases in the coming weeks. “Nothing I do is in stone,” said Salvant, who indicated he “might reconsider.”
Couch turned 19-years-old Monday and his case transferred automatically from the juvenile system to the adult court. The judge said, for now, Couch will remain in the adult maximum-security Lon Evans Correctional Center in Fort Worth where he has been held in a single cell since early February.
The teen entered the courtroom wearing a red Tarrant County jail jumpsuit. He was bearded, his red hair growing out at its roots. Salvant asked Couch repeatedly if he understood the new conditions under the adult system. The judge gave the terms of Couch’s adult probation “consistent” with the terms of his juvenile probation that will continue once Couch completes his jail time.
Couch cannot drink alcohol, take drugs or drive while on probation. He must also seek employment and show proof of employment to his probation officer. Couch will also report to a community supervision officer, submit to house visits, and not engage in criminal activity.
'Affluenza Teen' Gets 2 Years in Adult Jail, Mommy Couldn't Help Him
A Texas district judge ordered ‘affluenza’ Teen Ethan Couch to serve almost two years in jail when Couch appeared in adult court for the first time Wednesday morning, April 13.
District Judge Wayne Salvant stated Couch will be jailed on four consecutive terms, 180 days on each of the four counts of intoxication manslaughter for the four killed when Couch drove drunk in 2013, an amount of time days shy of a two year sentence. Couch was 16-years-old at the time of the drunken driving wreck.
Salvant said he wanted time to review recommendations from the prosecution and Couch’s defense attorneys on the longer jail term he ordered for Couch. The judge also stated he would allow the defense and the prosecution a chance to argue their cases in the coming weeks. “Nothing I do is in stone,” said Salvant, who indicated he “might reconsider.”
Couch turned 19-years-old Monday and his case transferred automatically from the juvenile system to the adult court. The judge said, for now, Couch will remain in the adult maximum-security Lon Evans Correctional Center in Fort Worth where he has been held in a single cell since early February.
The teen entered the courtroom wearing a red Tarrant County jail jumpsuit. He was bearded, his red hair growing out at its roots. Salvant asked Couch repeatedly if he understood the new conditions under the adult system. The judge gave the terms of Couch’s adult probation “consistent” with the terms of his juvenile probation that will continue once Couch completes his jail time.
Couch cannot drink alcohol, take drugs or drive while on probation. He must also seek employment and show proof of employment to his probation officer. Couch will also report to a community supervision officer, submit to house visits, and not engage in criminal activity.
