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To: bgill

The test was a false positive.

He has already been released.


18 posted on 01/03/2020 12:14:28 PM PST by skinndogNN
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To: skinndogNN

This article says it was a “weak positive”.

wfaa.com/article/news/crime/ethan-couch-released-from-jail-attorneys-say-drug-test-showed-a-false-positive/287-7d11f485-c8f7-4d5e-b7fb-e21b1ef7cdbe

Couch had a “weak positive” on a monitoring drug patch, said the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office said in a written statement.

The DA said the probation department “did not have confidence in the result.”

The arrest warrant issued Thursday claimed the patch detected Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in Couch’s system. THC is the ingredient in marijuana that causes a high.

Tarrant County authorities are going to conduct additional testing to determine whether the “weak positive” was due to legal CBD oil usage or marijuana. If there is proof that Couch used illegal drugs, the DA’s office will file a motion to revoke his probation.


19 posted on 01/03/2020 12:19:01 PM PST by MD Expat in PA (No. I am not a doctor nor have I ever played one on TV. The MD in my screen name stands for Maryland)
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