article_snippet: Herrera, 18, was charged with aggravated assault  in January for the May death of Jacqueline Gomez of Houston, Texas, after he admitted to choking The mother of a Texas teenager accused of choking his girlfriend to death during rough sex on prom night during sex.
article_snippet: The Houston Chronicle reports that Herrera told police he called he mom to help he dress  
article_snippet: Herrera told police that Herrera girlfriend had taken the painkiller hydrocodone and Herrera admitted they both drank whiskey.
article_snippet: The Houston Chronicle  reports that Herrera told conflicting stories to the cops about whether or not his girlfriend consented to Herrera choking his girlfriend.
article_snippet: Houston Fire Department personnel responded and pronounced Herrera deceased.
article_snippet: Herrera death was initially believed to be an overdose but the medical examiner could not confirm an exact cause.
article_snippet: Eddie Herrera, pictured in January, was charged with aggravated assault for his role in the death of high school senior Jacqueline Gomez last May .
article_snippet: Authorities said a further investigation led Authorities to arrest Herrera.
article_snippet: The motive and official cause of death remain under investigation, according a police statement.
highlights_snippet: Eddie M. Herrera, 18, was charged with aggravated assault in the death of Jacqueline Gomez of Houston after he admitted to choking her .
  
highlights_snippet: Further investigation led to police arresting Herrera .
  