if that account was not frozen there was approximately $100,000 cash in that account. i wouldn t be surprised. where would that money have come from. from my house. the sale of the house? yes. now, your mother is separated but she is still legally married. correct? yes. still legally married to man named fred couch. is that correct? yes. and french couch is not debt constitute,ed he. i don t understand. he has plenty of money. never seen his bank account. ever see his house. i have. 7,000 square foot house. roughly. owner of a sheet metal yes.rmmz does he have. interest in a sheet metal company in mexico and el paso. not that i m aware of. does he own lots of vehicles? yes. in short, fred couch is a man is a wealthy man.
in your home with criminal convictions? no. are you aware of your mom s financial situation? yes, i am. is it your understanding is your mom married? married, but they are separated. she s married but separated from whom? fred couch. who is not your father? no, he s my stepfather. and they have been married and divorced in the past, is that correct? yes. does your mom own any real property? no. does she have any personal property that you re aware of? no. let s talk about bank accounts. your mom did have a bank account. is that correct? yes, ma am. and you were given a power of attorney to be in charge of that account? yes. that was before, let s say, december 2015? yes. have you recently tried to access your bank account? yes.
make the bond at some point, the judge told her on friday that he would require her to wear an ankle monitor. we ll see how all of this plays out. but all of this comes amid-new details we have learned in the disappearance of tonya couch and her son ethan, who is still in mexico. when they disappeared around december 11th, we re told. investigators in an arrest warrant affidavit say the day after the video surfaced on twitter showing ethan couch at a party where beer was being served and alcohol was part of the festivities there that the pair had concocted this plan to take off on the run. the day after she withdrew $30,000 from her personal bank account and concocted the plan to take off with her son. in that same document, investigators say that fred couch, tonya s husband, told investigators that she had called him at some point and also said that they were leaving
he has some money, yes. is that a yes? yes. all right. and they are still legally married. correct? yes. married but separated. ever been divorced. i have once, yes. did you lose anything ina%1ñt divorce? fred? no, you. no, i have not. this is a community property state. i understand. and your mother would have ownership interest in soming toos from the marriage. yes. you expect her to come out of the divorce with property and cash. you would expect, yes. you say that your mother does not have any of the property that she had with her when she went to california? did i get that question correct. yes. is it your understanding your mother went to california? from when she was brought
redirect or something. listen. who sheet metal owns the truck. a truck that is the property of the company that is opened by fred couch, correct? yes. but they were separated at the time she was driving around in that truck. right? yes. do you know who has been footing the bill so far for her legal representation? me so far, for every little built little bit i could. nobody else you re aware of. nobody else. that all i have. anything? since we ll bring up attorney fees, have you paid us anything. nothing. s to tonya paid is anything. nothing. are you aware of anyone paying us anything. no. nothing further. i have a few questions. you mentioned to the lawyers