court, the maximum sentence he could receive is incarceration in a juvenile facility until he turns 19, with which is april the 11th of 2016. that is not enough. >> to be clear, ethan couch has not committed any new crimes but is a violation of his probation. his mother mentioned that felony charge was getting in the way of apprehending a fugitive and faces up to 10 years in prison. >> i want to go straight to paul cowan, former prosecutor and defense attorne. how does this happen? four people died because of what he did. he is only serving probation. he leaves the country illegally. gets caught and all he can get is 120 days in jail. >> it sounds really absurd. he starts out by asserting this affluenza defense.