He ran after video surfaced of him drinking, which would have violated his probation and sent him to prison.
Via NY Post:
A wealthy Texas teen who had been a fugitive after breaking his probation sentence for killing four people while driving drunk, will be returned to the United States after being caught in Mexico, Mexican authorities said on Tuesday.
Ethan Couch, 18, and his mother, Tonya Couch, were taken into custody on Monday evening in the Pacific Ocean resort of Puerto Vallarta, the Jalisco State Attorney General’s Office said in a statement.
Officials at the US Embassy in Mexico City declined to comment for privacy reasons, saying only that they would provide any necessary consular assistance.
Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson said that when the Couches arrive back in the United States, the young man will appear in juvenile court and his mother will be arrested.
The sheriff told a news conference that the two had had a going-away party before leaving the United States.