Billy Corbin, High School Student, Dead of Alcohol Poisoning

Billy Corbin was 18 years old when he went to a party at the house of Jeremias Yharte in Midland, Texas on September 26, 2004. He drank a lot. He drank so much he died. Then Yharte panicked and dumped the body.

Police say friends dumped body of teen who died of alcohol poisoning

MIDLAND, Texas — Two men who found a high school student dead from alcohol poisoning the morning after a party face misdemeanor charges for allegedly dumping his body at a remote roadside, police said Friday.

Billy Corbin, 18, was found in a bed the morning after a Sept. 26 party at the house of Jeremias Yharte, 21, police said. Yharte and his cousin Raymond Medina, 17, confessed to driving outside city limits and dumping Corbin's body, authorities said. His body was found five days later by an oilfield worker.

"A guy died at a party, they got scared and basically got rid of the evidence," Midland County District Attorney Al Schorre said. "It's a nice way to treat your friend." Both are charged with abuse of a corpse. Yharte also faces a charge of furnishing alcohol to a minor.

Corbin's mother, Annamarie Nonic, was angry that Yharte only faced misdemeanor charges. "That's not right," Nonic said. "He (Yharte) should be held responsible. He's a 21-year-old man and he served alcohol to a minor. He could have at least called 911 instead of panicking and leaving him to rot."

According to a police affidavit, Yharte confessed to "waking up and finding Corbin dead in his bed" after the party, attended by about 15 people between the ages of 18 and 23. He told police he thought Corbin choked on his vomit.

Toxicology's results showed Corbin's blood-alcohol level was significantly above the legal limit of .08, Midland Detective Kay Therwhanger said Friday. "He was so intoxicated it killed him," she said.

Yharte was in the Midland County Detention Center on Friday and was set to be arraigned in the afternoon. Medina was released from the Dawson County Jail in Lamesa on Thursday after posting bond of $2,000, jail officials said.

Corbin is the latest of several high-profile alcohol poisoning deaths involving young Texans.

Steven Judd of El Paso, a student at New Mexico State University, died Nov. 19 after celebrating his 21st birthday with fraternity members in Lac Cruces. On Sept. 17, University of Colorado freshman Lynn Gordon Bailey Jr., 18, of Dallas, died after a ritual in which 27 fraternity pledges were reportedly told they had to consume 10 bottles of whiskey.

Comments

[Sarah]

Gosh! How can it happen? We've tried so hard to protect our children from that, but I'm afraid, no laws can help us...
Sarah http://www.dalloway-school.com

[anonymous]

How ironic that his mother, was conivicted of a second degree felony for dwi and killing someone back in September '99!

[Linsey]

Steven Judd was my friend...he was the most incredible person in the world. And yes...no laws can protect us...(as stated in an earlier comment) But even so...we've all heard the saying, laws are meant to be broken....but peer pressure had more to do with it than any law....we're responsible for our own actions...even if it has a bad outcome...i love him with all my heart...and i miss him..".May the angels lead him to paradise..."

[Thianna Renee Corbin]

Billy was my brother and none of you know the real story so mind your own business you only know what you read in the paper and other peoples gossip!

[melissa govea]

Billy will always be loved n missed. He was my neighbor, my best friend, my kids loved him. Billy wasn't your average trouble maker. Didn't do drugs n didn't drink. Therefore it was hard for us to believe he died of alcohol poisoning. He had some problems with some guys who happened to be friends with the owner of the house. Would harass him n his family daily. Billy was a senior at the time of this horrible accident n worked to help his family make ends meet. I was one of the people who started the main search for Billy cause him not callin or comin home for days was not normal at all. I myself went to this Jeremiah's house n questioned him bout Billy. Jeremiah was also a friend of mine at the time. He straight out lied to me in my face n told me Billy had went home walkin the morning after party. Billy was a great guy who touched many. Before you come on here judgin his mom or him in any way why don't you put yourself or a loved one in his place or his familys. Things happen out of the blue for nothing. Billy was not a drinker. I know that for a fact. For them to say he died of alcohol poisonin is B.S..This pisses me off cause some people are just plain stupid. You up their whos talkin bout his moms past. Shut the hell up..Everyone makes mistakes. You aint perfect i am sure..