A Duval County jury convicted Santos Herring Jr. of second-degree murder in a deadly chase and shooting at the I-295 and I-10 interchange.

Prosecutors built this one on a phone call and a phone trail. The victim told his girlfriend a white sedan was chasing him minutes before he died, and the state says digital evidence showed Herring demanding money and making threats. The jury bought the chain. Sentencing is next, and Florida allows up to life on this count.

A Duval County jury found Santos Herring Jr. guilty of second-degree murder in a highway shooting in Jacksonville, Action News Jax reported. The State Attorney's Office for Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit announced the verdict Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026.

The shooting happened May 18, 2024, at the interchange of Interstate 295 and Interstate 10. Officers found a man inside a blue sedan who had died from a single gunshot wound to the back, according to Action News Jax. Investigators learned Herring and the victim knew each other through past business dealings and that Herring claimed the victim owed him $10,000.

Shortly before the shooting, the victim told his girlfriend during a phone call that a white sedan was chasing him, prosecutors said. Authorities determined Herring was driving that white sedan. Digital evidence presented by the state showed Herring had demanded the money and made numerous threats to the victim, Action News Jax reported.

A sentencing date is expected to be set later this month, and Herring faces up to life in Florida State Prison. He can still pursue post-trial motions and an appeal. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, and in this case a jury has now returned its verdict.