When I was working on our cover story about the “Affluenza” teen Ethan Couch and his family last year, I reached out to the now-retired judge, Jean Boyd, who first sentenced him, through both the court and through a family friend of hers. She didn’t want to talk, though I tried to present all the possible reasoning that may have led to her sentencing Couch to rehab and probation for killing four people and seriously injuring at least two more in a drunk driving crash.
One thing I didn’t try, though, was showing up at her house and waiting outside. (Something I’ve done for other stories.) Well, the Daily Mail Online did try that. They ambushed Boyd as she stood next to a big red pickup truck, wearing jeans and tennis shoes. (Side note: I wonder how long the reporter and photographer waited.)
Boyd reportedly said: “‘I had all the facts – most people don’t. They just don’t understand.” Then, when asked if she has any regrets, she said: “No. I have nothing else to say.”
