Tuesday, July 11th:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ 9am ET) - FL -
Jared Galen Bridegan (33), father of 4 ambushed & killed (shot 4 times), his 2-year-old daughter was just feet away in the back seat, Jacksonville Beach, Feb. 16, 2022.
*Mario Enrique Fernandez Saldana (34/now 35) arrested (in Kissimmee, Orange County, 3/22/23) &
charged & indicted (3/16/23) & arraigned (4/4/23) with 1st degree murder with a weapon, conspiracy to commit 1st degree murder, solicitation to commit a capital felony & child abuse. In Orange County jail waiting for transfer to Jacksonville in Duval County. Transferred to Duval County on 3/22/23. Held without bond. Plead not guilty. DA will seek the DP.
Case & court info from 3/16/23 thru 4/4/23 reference post #824 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...jacksonville-beach-16-feb-2022.616204/page-42
5/3/23 Update: Prosecutors announced Wednesday that they will seek the death penalty against Mario Fernandez if he is convicted of the murder. A new attorney, Frank Tassone, has joined Fernandez’s defense team. He is qualified to defend death penalty cases. Next pretrial hearing on 6/20/23. Filed Notice of Intent to seek the Death Penalty & Aggravating Factors. 6/12/23: Waiver of speedy trial.
6/20/23 Update: Fernandez had a routine pre-trial hearing Tuesday and waived his right to a speedy trial. Meaning he will not be going to trial in September. They’re in the discovery review stages. Defense attorneys also filed a notice of death penalty qualifications for attorneys representing Fernandez. The state is only seeking the death penalty for Fernandez. Not for Henry Tenon, who pleaded guilty to second degree murder & for being the shooter in the ambush killing. Attorney Shannon Schott explains why the state is only pursuing Fernandez for the death penalty. “Even though there’s conspiracy charges--everybody is considered an individual in the prosecution. And their cases are separate in that sense,” Shott said. “One important thing I wanted to note is, and we don’t have this information yet, but one item of mitigation that might come out of Mr. Tenon’s case is his cognitive abilities. It’s likely that the state is looking at the facts and circumstances of this case, and known that Mr. Tenon did not do this on his own, and there was a puppet master pulling the strings.” Tenon agreed to testify against Fernandez. Both men now have court dates in July. Then the judge will check the status of the evidence. Fernandez next pretrial hearing on 7/11/23.
*Henry Arthur Tenon (61/now 62) – Plead guilty (3/17/23) to 2nd degree murder & will testify against Saldana. Sentencing hearing on 7/12/23.