Dad of 'affluenza' teen sentenced for posing as Fort Worth cop

Fred Couch now knows his sentence for allegedly posing as a Fort Worth police officer

FORT WORTH, TX (KTRK) -- The father of the so-called 'affluenza' teen, Ethan Couch, will spend the next year on probation.

A jury in North Texas convicted Fred Couch of false identification of a police officer.

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PHOTOS: Ethan Couch 'affluenza' case

FILE - This Dec. 28, 2015 file photo, released by Mexico's Jalisco state prosecutor's office shows who authorities identify as Ethan Couchnone

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2016 file photo provided by the Tarrant County Sheriff's Department, Ethan Couch, 18, appears in a booking photonone

FILE- This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service, shows Ethan Couch.none

Tonya Couch appears in court in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, Jan. 8, 2016none

Ethan Couch is led by sheriff deputies after a juvenile court for a hearing Friday, Feb. 19, 2016none

Confined to a wheelchair, Sergio Molina, front right, his hugged by Isaiah McLaughlin after a juvenile court hearing for Ethan Couchnone

Ethan Couch, center, sits in juvenile court for a hearing about his future Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014none

Tonya Couch, center, the mother of a Texas teen who used an 'affluenza' defense in a drunken wreck, leaves Tarrant County Jailnone

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He told police he was a suburban Fort Worth officer back in 2014.
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Couch's son, Ethan, gained attention after he was sentenced to probation for a drunk driving wreck that killed four people.

He went to jail after violating his probation and fleeing to Mexico.

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