Attorneys for the mother of a fugitive 18-year-old known for using an “affluenza” defence in a drunken-driving case say she never violated Texas law when she and her son went to Mexico.
Lawyers for Tonya Couch released a statement Thursday confirming she was in the custody of California authorities in Los Angeles. Couch was deported from Mexico and was flown to Los Angeles early Thursday morning.
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Attorneys Stephanie K. Patten and Steve Gordon say their client looks forward to being returned to Texas “as soon as possible.”
Their statement says that, “While the public may not like what she did, may not agree with what she did, or may have strong feelings against what she did, make no mistake: Tonya did not violate any law of the State of Texas and she is eager to have her day in court.”
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