Wednesday, February 12th:
*Pretrial Hearing for both (@ 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. –
*Shanna Lee Gardner-Fernandez (36/now 37) indicted & arrested (8/17/23 by ATF agents in West Richland, Wash.),
charged & arraigned (11/3/23) with 1st degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, solicitation to commit a capital felony & child abuse. DA will seek the DP. Held without bail on Fugitive warrant (in Benton County, WA). Was extradited on 10/20/23 to Florida. Plead not guilty. No bond. Judge
denies to set bond (5/24/24). Judge
denies bond (9/23/24). Duval County
*Mario Enrique Fernandez Saldana (34/now 36) arrested (in Kissimmee, Orange County, 3/16/23) &
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. Duval County
Trial set to begin on 10/20/25 with jury selection.
Judge London M. Kite. State attorney Christina Simak Stiller. Gardener defense attorneys Jose Angel Baez, lead counsel & Patrick K. Korody.
Saldana defense attorneys Frank John Tassone, Jr., Jesse Nola Driecer, James Hill & Shannon Day.
Case & court info from 3/16/23 thru 2/3/25 reference post #734 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-feb-2022-3-arrests-1-guilty-2.689030/page-37
2/4/25 Docket update: State's fourth Supplemental Discovery exhibit. 2/5/25 Docket update: Motion to adopt co-defendant's pleading titled "Motion requesting specific discovery". 2/6/25 Hearing on motion on 2/7/25 @ 9am. 2/7/25 Docket update: Order-Granting in part & reserving ruling in part Defendant's Motion requesting Specific Discovery. The Court granted part of the Motion & reserved ruling on the rest. Motions hearing on 2/7/25.
2/7/25 Update: Tenon [who was not in court] claimed his testimony was false, according to newly obtained court documents related to the case. This revelation could impact the case against Fernandez & Gardner. In court Friday morning, attorneys for Fernandez & Gardner pushed to get Tenon’s plea deal tossed. Attorneys for Fernandez & Gardner also filed a motion with the court looking for additional information about a court appearance by Tenon last month. “I told the state that I thought, I suspected that there may be an inmate in the jail who was influencing Mr. Tenon and that it could have been a co-defendant had gotten to him,” [Tenon's attorney] Alan Chipperfield said. “That’s just speculation trying to figure out why my client surprised me in court.”
2/7/25 Update: Judge London Kite presiding. Asst. State attorney Christina Simak Stifler, Attorney for defendant Gardner Jose Baez, Attorney for defendant Saldana Jesse Nolan Dreicer, defendants present in jail. Others present-Alan Mizrami (ASA), Patrick Korody (Defense-Gardner) & Frank Tassone (Defense-Saldana). On defendant's motion requesting specific discovery hearing held in full. Court order granting in part & reserving ruling in part defendant's motion requesting specific discovery. Next pretrial conference hearing on 2/12/24 @ 9am, pretrial hearing on 3/28/25, final pretrial hearing on 10/13/25 & jury selection to begin on 10/20/25.
*Henry Arthur Tenon (61/now 62) – Plead guilty (3/17/23) to 2nd degree murder & will testify against Saldana & Gardner. Status hearing on 4/14/25.
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