LITTLE SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ) — Charges are being recommended in the murder of a 35-year-old man whose body was found at the Green Bay Shores State Wildlife Area in Oconto County.
The Oconto County Sheriff’s Office is recommending charges of first degree intentional homicide against 32-year-old Manuel Antonio Herrera-Hernandez.
The case began the morning of Feb. 22, when the body of a 35-year-old man was found in the parking area of the Green Bay Shores State Wildlife Area on Lade Beach Road in Little Suamico. Investigators have only identified the victim by his initials, MGP.
Law enforcement and emergency personnel respond to a report of a deceased man near the intersection of Rost Road and Lade Beach Road in Little Suamico Feb. 22, 2021. (Fox 11 Online)
Investigators say they got their break last month when Herrera-Hernandez and a woman were arrested on drug charges during a traffic stop in Green Bay. As police interviewed the woman, she told them Herrera-Hernandez told her that he killed the man. During a later interview, she admitted being in the vehicle when the shooting happened.
In a separate interview the next day, authorities say Herrera-Hernandez admitted picking up the victim at a home in Green Bay, then driving him to a remote location in Little Suamico and shooting him several times. Herrera-Hernandez said the victim owed him money for drugs.
No formal charges have been filed in the case.
