Photos: The people connected to the Jared Bridegan murder investigation
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Jared Galen Bridegan Jared Bridegan was gunned down Feb. 16, 2022, in Jacksonville Beach after taking his twins he shared with ex-wife Shanna Gardner Fernandez and his 2-year-old Bexley, his daughter with wife Kirsten Bridegan, to dinner. The software engineer had just dropped off the twins at Gardner-Fernandez’s house when he encountered a tire in the one-way road. (Jacksonville Beach Police Department)
Jacksonville Beach Police Chief Gene Paul Smith Jacksonville Beach Police Chief Gene Paul Smith said the “the tire was purposely placed there to make him stop which he did. Tragically he began to exit his vehicle to move the tire and he was gunned down in cold blood." (Action News Jax)
Henry Tenon, 61 Henry Tenon entered a plea of guilty to second-degree murder with a weapon Thursday, March 16, 2023 in Bridegan’s murder. State Attorney Melissa Nelson said Tenon didn't work alone. Tenon's arrest was first announced in January. (Jacksonville Sheriff's Office)
Mario Fernandez Saldana On March 16, 2023, a second arrest was announced in the murder of Bridegan. Mario Fernandez Saldana, the current husband of Bridegan's ex-wife Shanna Gardner-Fernandez, was charged with first-degree murder. (Orange County Sheriff's Office)
Shanna Gardner-Fernandez Shanna Gardner-Fernandez and Mario Fernandez Saldana met in 2018 at her CrossFit gym, where Fernandez Saldana worked as a maintenance man. State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced Gardner-Fernandez's arrest in Bridegan's murder on Aug. 17, 2023.
State Attorney Melissa Nelson State Attorney Melissa Nelson was asked on March 16, 2023 if more arrests would be coming in the case. She said, “At this time, I’m not going to answer that question.” (Action News Jax)
Kirsten Bridegan Kirsten Bridegan, Jared's widow, spoke on "The Dr. Phil Show," reacting to a one-on-one interview that Shanna Gardner-Fernandez did with Action News Jax. “I have never found Shanna to be a truthful person. So I don’t put a lot of weight into what she said. But I’m glad that she is on camera stating some things. The fact that she seems to me to be trying to be emotional. There’s no tears, there’s no real emotion there, doesn’t come across as genuine to me.”
