Father of "Affluenza" Teen Arrested on impersonating an officer
The father of a North Texas teen whose defense blamed affluenza for his deadly DUI wreck has been arrested and accused of identifying himself as a police officer.
Frederick Anthony Couch was arrested Tuesday for falsely identifying himself as a police officer and for misrepresentation of property, North Richland Hills Police said.
Officers were called to a disturbance on the 4400 block of Mackey Drive just after 1 a.m. July 28, police said Tuesday.
There, Keith Capo said Couch had a gun and had shown up with Capo's neighbor, who he says threatened him following a disagreement days before.
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Capo's wife then called police.
"The officer I was speaking to was all gung-ho. He said, 'What do you want to happen?' I said, 'I want to press charges,'" Capo said.
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Investigating officers spoke with Couch, who they say presented a badge and an identification card and identified himself as a reserve officer for the small Lake Worth community of Lakeside.
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