FL - Jared Bridegan, 33, father of 4, ambushed & killed, Jacksonville Beach, 16 Feb 2022 *3 arrests, 1 guilty* #2

[arielilane]

Shanna Gardner, Mario Fernandez on track for summer 2026 trial in Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire case

Shanna Gardner and her estranged husband, Mario Fernandez, appeared in court Monday morning for a pre-trial hearing in Jared Bridegan’s murder-for-hire case.

www.news4jax.com

HAPPENING TODAY: Shanna Gardner and her estranged husband, Mario Fernandez, will appear in court Monday morning for a pre-trial hearing in Jared Bridegan’s murder-for-hire case.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1997992117264617582

 

[PayrollNerd]

Shanna Gardner, Mario Fernandez on track for summer 2026 trial in Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire case

Shanna Gardner and her estranged husband, Mario Fernandez, appeared in court Monday morning for a pre-trial hearing in Jared Bridegan’s murder-for-hire case.

www.news4jax.com

Tenon, a former tenant of Fernandez, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the Bridegan case and agreed to testify against Gardner and Fernandez, but has since declared his desire to possibly withdraw his guilty plea.

That has not happened yet.

 

[PayrollNerd]

HENRY ARTHUR TENON
DOB: 2/9/1961

16-2023-CF-000888-AXXX-MA (1st case ID # for MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE WITH A WEAPON)
16-2022-CF-008168-AXXX-MA (2nd case ID # for DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED - FELONY and UNLAWFUL SPEED (REQUIRES SPEED))

Same info for both cases below:

STATUS HEARING 1/12/2026 @ 9:00 AM

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[PayrollNerd]

16-2023-CF-002862-AXXX-MA
MARIO ENRIQUE FERNANDEZ SALDANA
DOB: 4/28/1988

PRETRIAL 2/6/2026 @ 9:00 AM

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[PayrollNerd]

16-2023-CF-002862-AXXX-MA
SHANNA LEE GARDNER
DOB: 3/18/1987

Clarification of Counsel document is unavailable to the public.

PRETRIAL 2/6/2026 @ 9:00 AM

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[Niner]

Thanks a bunch @PayrollNerd - very much appreciated!

 

[nhmemorymaker]

I read, yesterday, that we can expect jury selection in Augustof 2026... such a wait.

 

[nodamselindistress]

Without a doubt, this case has moved at a crawl so far

 

[Via Marple]

All the while, his children are growing up fast, and not getting answers.

 

[Niner]

12/23/25 Update: Fernandez’s defense team is pushing to get detailed answers from the state’s key witness—before he ever testifies under oath.

Fernandez’s attorneys filed an eight-page motion trying to get answers—on paper—from the man they called “the most crucial State’s witness”: admitted gunman Henry Tenon, who was once one of Fernandez’s tenants.

Even before his deposition, the defense wants Tenon to answer eight multi-part questions, including how much money he was allegedly promised, how any payment was made, and details surrounding his role in the killing.

link: Defense team in Jared Bridegan murder case wants ‘crucial’ witness to answer written questions before testifying

 

[nhmemorymaker]

12/23/25 Update: Fernandez’s defense team is pushing to get detailed answers from the state’s key witness—before he ever testifies under oath.

Fernandez’s attorneys filed an eight-page motion trying to get answers—on paper—from the man they called “the most crucial State’s witness”: admitted gunman Henry Tenon, who was once one of Fernandez’s tenants.

Even before his deposition, the defense wants Tenon to answer eight multi-part questions, including how much money he was allegedly promised, how any payment was made, and details surrounding his role in the killing.

link: Defense team in Jared Bridegan murder case wants ‘crucial’ witness to answer written questions before testifying

The reversal of Tenon has haunted me.
I am always thinking the Gardner $$ will win out here.
AND I just hope hope hope it does not.