Ethan Couch Accident: Prosecutors To Try 'Affluenza' Victim For Assault Charges

Texas prosecutors are planning to bring Ethan Couch, who a judge ruled last week was the victim of "affluenza" when he drove under the influence and killed four people, back to court.

According to a report by ABC News, the Tarrant County District Attorney's office asked a juvenile judge to send Couch to jail on two charges of intoxication assault, both of which were given no verdict.

"The 16-year-old admitted his guilt in four cases of intoxication manslaughter and two cases of intoxication assault. There has been no verdict formally entered. Every case deserves a verdict," District Attorney Joe Shannon said in a statement.

Last week, Couch was sentenced to 10 years of probation for the death of four people. In June, he caused a deadly crash after driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, which also severely injured two of his passengers.

Police reports state he was driving at 70 mph in a 40 mph zone with a blood alcohol level of 0.24. Authorities also discovered Valium in his system.

During the trial, prosecutors asked the judge for a minimum of 20 years in a juvenile facility with parole available after two years.

The "affluenza" term used by the defense was argued by psychologist G. Dick Miller, who said on CNN that he regretted using the word.

"I wish I hadn't used that term," Miller told Cooper. "Everyone seems to have hooked onto it."

In addition to new charges being brought up by prosecutors, Couch also faces civil suits from the families of all four victims -- Brian Jennings, 43, Breanna Mitchell, 24, Shelby Boyles, 21, and her mother, Hollie Boyles, 52.

Eric Boyles, father of Shelby and husband of Hollie, expressed his disappointment to ABCNews.com on Saturday.

"At some point there should be some level of accountability for their actions," Boyles said. "I'm not sure how our justice system has gotten to this."

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