juvenile system and into adult courts. prosecutors say couch isn t likely to face significant jail time for violating the terms of his probation. if he stays in the juvenile court, the maximum sentence he could receive is incarceration in a juvenile facility until he turns 19, which is april the 11th of 2016. that is not enough. when tonya couch returns to the united states, she will face that felony charge of interfering with the apprehension of a fugitive. she faces up to ten years in prison. and meanwhile, prosecutors are still trying to figure out just exactly what to do with ethan couch. the hearing to determine whether or not his case and his custody will be transferred from a juvenile system to the adult system isn t scheduled to be heard until january of next year. ed lavendera, cnn, ft. worth, texas.
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.
could receive is incarceration in a juvenile facility until he turns 19, which is april the 11th of 2016. that is not enough. reporter: when tonya couch returns to the united states, she will face the felony charge of sbrfrgs with the an hence of a fugitive. she faces up to 10 years in prison. prosecutors are trying to figure out exactly what to do with ethan couch. the hearing to determine whether or not his case and custody will be transferred from a juvenile system to an adult system isn t expected to be heard until january of next year.