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The Latest: Fugitive teen, mother expected back in US

Richard Taylor, left, acting U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Texas and Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson, center, listen as District Attorney Sharen Wilson speaks during a press conference about the capture of Ethan Couch at Sheriff's Department offices in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015. The Texas teenage fugitive and his mother attempted to disguise themselves and disappear among the American tourists who flocked to a Mexican resort city for the holidays, but are now in custody and set for deportation to the U.S., authorities said Tuesday. (David Kent /Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
Richard Taylor, left, acting U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Texas and Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson, center, listen as District Attorney Sharen Wilson speaks during a press conference about the capture of Ethan Couch at Sheriff's Department offices in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015. The Texas teenage fugitive and his mother attempted to disguise themselves and disappear among the American tourists who flocked to a Mexican resort city for the holidays, but are now in custody and set for deportation to the U.S., authorities said Tuesday. (David Kent /Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT Richard Taylor, left, acting U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Texas and Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson, center, listen as District Attorney Sharen Wilson speaks during a press conference about the capture of Ethan Couch at Sheriff's Department offices in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015. The Texas teenage fugitive and his mother attempted to disguise themselves and disappear among the American tourists who flocked to a Mexican resort city for the holidays, but are now in custody and set for deportation to the U.S., authorities said Tuesday. (David Kent /Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press 1 min read

The latest in the case of a Texas teenager serving probation for killing four people in a drunken-driving wreck after invoking an “affluenza” defense (all times local):

1 a.m.

Authorities say a teen fugitive known for using an “affluenza” defense and his mother are scheduled to depart for the U.S. after a phone call for pizza led to their capture in Mexico.

Eighteen-year-old Ethan Couch and his mother, Tonya Couch, were being held at immigration offices in Guadalajara on Tuesday. An immigration official who is not allowed to be quoted by name told The Associated Press they were to be returned to the United States aboard a commercial flight to Houston Wednesday.

Couch was on juvenile probation after killing four people in a drunken-driving wreck.