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.

 

[PayrollNerd]

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

All dates remain the same:
PRETRIAL 02/06/2026 9:00 AM
8/10/2026 JS (250 PROSPECTIVE JURORS PER DEF'T)
TRIAL FROM 8/17/2026 THRU 8/28/2026


Clarification of Counsel document is below:

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[PayrollNerd]

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

Calendar:



Docket updates:

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[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


View attachment 629482

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No changes to this post.

 

[Niner]

Thanks for the updates @PayrollNerd !

 

[Niner]

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

All dates remain the same:
PRETRIAL 02/06/2026 9:00 AM
8/10/2026 JS (250 PROSPECTIVE JURORS PER DEF'T)
TRIAL FROM 8/17/2026 THRU 8/28/2026


Clarification of Counsel document is below:
View attachment 635835

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Sorry to bother you on this - but is there a date for this Notice? TIA!

 

[PayrollNerd]

Sorry to bother you on this - but is there a date for this Notice? TIA!

The filing date at the top edge of the document is 12/8/25.

 

[Niner]

The filing date at the top edge of the document is 12/8/25.

Thanks!

 

[Niner]

Monday, January 12th:
*Status 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. *Henry Arthur Tenon (61/now 64) arrested (1/25/23) & charged (1/26/23) & arraigned (2/16/23) with conspiracy to commit murder in the 1st degree, 2nd degree murder with a weapon, accessory to the fact to a capital felony & child abuse. Plead not guilty. Held without bond (murder) & $1.5M (other counts). Duval County
In Tenon's court file "on or between 1/4/22 & 2/16/22, in the county of Duval & the State of Florida, did agree, conspire, combine or confederate with other human beings to, unlawfully and from a premeditated design, effect the death of Bridegan."
Trial was set to begin on 7/19/23 was cancelled, Tenon plead guilty (3/16/23) to 2nd degree murder. Sentencing hearing on 6/14/23 was vacated & rescheduled on 7/12/23 & was vacated.
2nd case ID #16-2022-CF-008168-AXXX-MA for Driving while license suspended or revoked-Felony & unlawful speed (requires speed). Hearings running concurrent with murder case.
Judge London M. Kite presiding. Asst. State attorney Christina Simak & Asst. Public Defender Joshua I. Goldborough & Jlie Agent Schlax for murder case. Asst. Public Defender Matthew Barrett Hoover Bodie for driving case.
Case & Court info from 2/16/22 thru 8/7/25 reference post #878 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-feb-2022-3-arrests-1-guilty-2.689030/page-44
9/8/25 Update: Status hearing held with Judge London Kite presiding. Defendant present in jail. attorney for defendant Julie Agent Schlax & Asst. State attorney Christina Simak Stifler. Next status hearing on 12/2/25 @ 9am.
12/2/25 Update: Status hearing held with Judge London M. Kite presiding.. Defendant present in jail. Attorney for defendant Julie Schlax & Asst. State attorney Christina Simak Stifler present. Next status hearing on 1/12/26 @ 9am.
*Mario Enrique Fernandez Saldana (34/now 37) – Motions hearing on 1/22/26 & pretrial hearing on 2/6/26.
*Shanna Gardner Fernandez (36/now 38) – Motions hearing on 1/22/26 & pretrial hearing on 2/6/26.

 

[Niner]

@PayrollNerd - any updates yet on Tenon next hearing date? TIA!