Posted on 08/26/2026 10:55:24 AM PDT by V_TWIN
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Mario Fernandez has been found guilty of first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony in the February 2022 ambush shooting of Jared Bridegan.
Fernandez was charged with arranging the fatal shooting of the father of 4, who worked for Microsoft
The deadly shooting has been described as a murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by Fernandez and his wife, Shanna Gardner, who was Bridegan’s ex-wife.
Gardner faces her own trial in the case, with jury selection scheduled to begin on Monday.
Fernandez, 28, is charged with first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony in the Feb. 16, 2022, ambush shooting of Bridegan, his wife Shanna Gardner’s ex-husband.
Investigators say the ambush was carried out by Henry Tenon, who was a tenant at a rental property Fernandez owned on Potomac Avenue in Northwest Jacksonville. Tenon had never met Bridegan and had no connection to him other than Fernandez, prosecutors argued.
The jury seems to have agreed, convicting Fernandez on both counts.
Judge London Kite ordered Fernandez to return to court on Oct. 5 at 9 a.m. for his sentencing to be set. That would be after Gardner’s trial is scheduled to be finished.
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Well, that was quick
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Ping!
Morons on parade. Too bad they will get 3 hots and a cot with free medical for the rest of their too long lives.
I spent 5 years in my church’s prison ministry going into multiple facilities.
Florida state prison is no holiday.
All because she didn’t want to share custody of the kids with the victim her ex.....SMH
Mario and Luigi can share a cell.
Throw in tyler robinson and they can have a three way.
Agreed.
Now that’s something I don’t want to imagine.
I’m so glad to hear this. What a terrible murder. I loathe these narcissistic exes of either sex who make their ex-spouse’s life pure hell, ruining a relationship with the kids. But murder to get ride of an obviously responsible ex is pure selfish evil. This stupidass murderer and the Jezebel woman who egged him on should hang. He murdered the guy in front of his 2-1/2 year old daughter. He deserves the chair.
get ride = get rid / typo
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