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Friday, January 16, 2015 05:15PM

HOUSTON (KTRK) --

The mother of the man suspected in the prom night death of his 17-year-old girlfriend helped attempt to cover it up, according to prosecutors.

Assistant Harris County District Attorney Bill Exley said 18-year-old Eddie Herrera called his mother the morning after the prom upon waking up and finding Jackie Gomez deceased in their hotel room bed. Upon the mother's arrival, Exley said, "She told police that she found Ms. Gomez nude and that she dressed her body."

After that, the prosecutor said Herrerra's mother called the hotel operator looking for a doctor. It was the hotel then that helped call 9-1-1.

Gomez died May 7 following the MacArthur High School prom, which was held in the Hyatt North Houston. She and her boyfriend stayed in a room there, despite her apparent agreement with her mother to return home by midnight. Investigators say her mother reported her as missing by sunrise the following morning.

Prosecutor Exley says Herrera admitted to choking Gomez during sex following the prom. But Herrera is charged with Aggravated Assault and not murder, as the medical examiner has not yet been able to determine the cause of her death.

While prosecutors say an autopsy revealed severe bruising around her neck, toxicology testing also revealed she had hydrocodone in her system and a blood alcohol level of .21. Investigators say Herrera's mother supplied the young couple both hydrocodone and whiskey.

Herrera's mother has not been charged with any crime, though the investigation continues.

Herrera could face up to life in prison if convicted.

Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:

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The name of the drug sounds familiar, but I can't place it. What does it do?

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Hydrocodone does the same thing as  Morphine, but it's at least 10 times as strong. It suppresses pain --- and breathing in an overdose situation. 

Just like Morphine. It induces sleep, just like Morphine.

With just the alcohol and her B.A.C she would have been completely wasted.

With just the Hydrocodone she would have been stoned, possibly immobilized, and possibly passed out. And possibly not breathing.

THEN HE CHOKED HER.

His mother should go to prison for life for Felony Murder as an accomplice.

By the way, isn't having sex with a woman / girl who is completely wasted called "rape"?

All by itself, I think giving her Hydrocodone is assault with a deadly weapon.

People really are that ignorant and stupid.

Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:

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The name of the drug sounds familiar, but I can't place it. What does it do?

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What is hydrocodone?

Hydrocodone is an opioid pain medication. An opioid is sometimes called a narcotic.

Zohydro ER and Hysingla ER are extended-release forms of hydrocodone that are used for around-the-clock treatment of severe pain. Extended-release hydrocodone is not for use on an as-needed basis for pain.

Important information

Hydrocodone can slow or stop your breathing. Never use this medicine in larger amounts, or for longer than prescribed. Do not crush, break, or open an extended-release pill. Swallow it whole to avoid exposure to a potentially fatal dose. Hydrocodone may be habit-forming, even at regular doses. Never share this medicine with another person, especially someone with a history of drug abuse or addiction. Keep the medication in a place where others cannot get to it.

MISUSE OF NARCOTIC MEDICATION CAN CAUSE ADDICTION, OVERDOSE, OR DEATH, especially in a child or other person using the medicine without a prescription.