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‘Major issue for Florida’: Legal expert weighs in after Henry Tenon withdraws guilty plea in Jared Bridegan case

Henry Tenon, the man who pleaded guilty to pulling the trigger in the 2022 murder-for-hire killing of Jared Bridegan in Jacksonville Beach, is now seeking to withdraw his guilty plea.

www.news4jax.com

Feb. 13, 2026
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – Henry Tenon, the man who pleaded guilty to pulling the trigger in the 2022 murder-for-hire killing of Jared Bridegan in Jacksonville Beach, is now seeking to withdraw his guilty plea.

This unexpected move could significantly impact the prosecution’s case against Shanna Gardner and Mario Fernandez, who are accused of orchestrating the murder.

Tenon submitted a three-page motion to withdraw his plea on Friday morning, but the document offers little explanation beyond his refusal to testify against Gardner and Fernandez. He has not claimed coercion, threats, misunderstanding of his rights, or any other common reasons for reversing a plea.
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A status hearing is scheduled for Feb. 17 at 9 a.m. Tenon’s current attorney has not responded to requests for comment, and the state attorney’s office deferred questions about the motion to the upcoming hearing.