The Latest: Hundreds of leads in search for ‘affluenza’ teen

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service, shows Ethan Couch. The U.S. Marshals Service have joined the search for Couch, a teenager who was serving probation for killing four people in a 2013 drunken-driving wreck after invoking a defense that he suffered from "affluenza." (U.S. Marshals Service via AP) This undated photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service, shows Ethan Couch. The U.S. Marshals Service have joined the search for Couch, a teenager who was serving probation for killing four people in a 2013 drunken-driving wreck after invoking a defense that he suffered from "affluenza." (U.S. Marshals Service via AP)

By Associated Press December 21, 2015 2 min read

DALLAS (AP) – The latest on the disappearance of Ethan Couch, the Texas teenager who killed four people in a 2013 drunken-driving wreck and whose lawyer invoked an “affluenza” argument that his wealthy parents coddled him into a sense of irresponsibility (all times local):

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Authorities say they’ve received hundreds of leads in their search for a Texas teen who disappeared after video surfaced showing he may have violated his probation from a deadly drunken car crash.

Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson said Monday that the tips about 18-year-old Ethan Couch’s disappearance are useful but can be a “double-edged sword” because they can lead investigators down dead ends.

Anderson says he thinks Couch’s mother, Tonya Couch, is helping him avoid capture and that they may be travelling in her black pickup truck.