An Oconto County jury found Herrera-Hernandez guilty on all counts in a 2021 homicide case.

A jury’s guilty verdict on every count submitted is the judgment on those charges. WBAY and FOX 11 reported that jurors returned shortly after 3:15 p.m. CDT and convicted Herrera-Hernandez of first-degree intentional homicide, drug offenses, and bail jumping tied to the Feb. 22, 2021, shooting in the Green Bay Shores State Wildlife Area in Little Suamico. No sentencing date had been announced.

On Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, an Oconto County jury found Manuel Antonio Herrera-Hernandez, 37, guilty on all five counts after roughly four hours of deliberation, WBAY reported. The counts included first-degree intentional homicide, drug offenses, and bail jumping. A jury conviction is the judgment on the counts decided; sentencing remains a later court proceeding.

Local reporting said the case stems from the Feb. 22, 2021, fatal shooting of Miguel Gutierrez “Grande” Palomares, 35, near Lade Beach Road in Little Suamico in the Green Bay Shores State Wildlife Area. FOX 11 coverage of the trial said prosecutors presented evidence that Herrera-Hernandez drove the victim from Green Bay to the remote area amid a dispute over unpaid drug money. Those are prosecution theories and trial evidence as reported; the jury’s verdict is what resolves the charged counts.

WBAY reported that Herrera-Hernandez did not testify after a colloquy on his rights, and that the judge denied a defense motion to dismiss before closing arguments. Separate felony drug charges in Brown County remain pending with a status conference set for October, according to that coverage. No sentencing date for the Oconto County convictions had been announced as of Thursday afternoon. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.