Posted in Web Judge allows ‘affluenza teen’ Ethan Couch to shed his … January 17, 2020 Ethan Couch, known as the “affluenza teen,” was released from Tarrant County jail on April 2, 2018, in downtown Fort Worth. A Tarrant County judge has since permitted him to remove his ankle monitor. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2019/03/22/judge-allows-affluenza-teen-ethan-couch-to-shed-his-ankle-monitor/