On December 28 , 2015 , Mexican authorities detained Couch and his mother near the Pacific beach resort town of Puerto Vallarta .
Two years into the 10 - year probation sentence handed down by Boyd , Couch violated his probation and disappeared with his mother .
On December 28 , 2015 , Mexican authorities detained Couch and Boyd 's mother near the Pacific beach resort town of Puerto Vallarta .
Two years into the 10 - year probation sentence handed down by Boyd , Couch violated his probation and disappeared with his mother .