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Attorneys for woman accused in murder-for-hire plot to kill ex-husband want death penalty off the table
Read full article: Attorneys for woman accused in murder-for-hire plot to kill ex-husband want death penalty off the tableAttorneys for Shanna Gardner, who is accused of plotting to have her ex-husband, Jared Bridegan, killed in 2022 are expected to argue in court Thursday against the death penalty in her case.
Follow the money: Checks written to Jared Bridegan’s admitted killer connect him to 2 accused in ‘murder-for-hire plot’
Read full article: Follow the money: Checks written to Jared Bridegan’s admitted killer connect him to 2 accused in ‘murder-for-hire plot’Inside 800 pages of reports from prosecutors obtained by News4JAX on Tuesday lie new details in the Jared Bridegan murder investigation.
Murder-for-hire plot included practice run along Jared Bridegan’s normal route home: prosecutors
Read full article: Murder-for-hire plot included practice run along Jared Bridegan’s normal route home: prosecutorsNow, new evidence released this week suggested his murder was not only planned, it was also rehearsed.
Fiery arguments Friday at hearing for estranged couple accused in Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire plot
Read full article: Fiery arguments Friday at hearing for estranged couple accused in Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire plotThe estranged couple accused in what investigators describe as a murder-for-hire plot was back in court Friday -- exactly two years after the ambush killing of 33-year-old Jared Bridegan.
2 more people, including former reserve police officer, ‘likely involved’ in murder-for-hire plot, but not charged
Read full article: 2 more people, including former reserve police officer, ‘likely involved’ in murder-for-hire plot, but not chargedA new batch of evidence obtained by News4JAX on Thursday gives more details into the Jared Bridegan investigation and revealed that police identified a total of five people who were “likely involved” in a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of the father of four.
Estranged husband, wife appear side-by-side in court Wednesday in Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire plot
Read full article: Estranged husband, wife appear side-by-side in court Wednesday in Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire plotShanna Gardner and her estranged husband, Mario Fernandez, will be back inside a Duval County courtroom on Wednesday as they face charges in the murder-for-hire plot that investigators say left Gardner’s ex-husband, Jared Bridegan, dead.
Attorneys for estranged couple accused in Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire plot wading through discovery
Read full article: Attorneys for estranged couple accused in Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire plot wading through discoveryThe estranged husband and wife accused of orchestrating the ambush murder of Jared Bridegan in 2022 will be back in court Monday for back-to-back hearings.
Admitted gunman in Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire plot makes brief appearance in court
Read full article: Admitted gunman in Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire plot makes brief appearance in courtHenry Tenon, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the conspiracy to kill Jared Bridegan has a pretrial hearing scheduled Monday in Duval County court.
Estranged husband, wife accused in Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire plot appear in court as co-defendants for 1st time
Read full article: Estranged husband, wife accused in Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire plot appear in court as co-defendants for 1st timeThe estranged husband and wife accused of orchestrating the ambush murder of Jared Bridegan in 2022 saw each other for the first time in over a year when they appeared back-to-back in court Friday.
Jacksonville Beach lights dark stretch of road where Jared Bridegan was murdered
Read full article: Jacksonville Beach lights dark stretch of road where Jared Bridegan was murderedThe previously dark and wooded stretch of Jacksonville Beach where father of 4 Jared Bridegan was murdered in February 2022 now has bright streetlights to make it safer.
Wiretap, phone searches among key evidence in Jared Bridegan murder investigation
Read full article: Wiretap, phone searches among key evidence in Jared Bridegan murder investigationProsecutors and defense attorneys are preparing for a legal showdown in the Jared Bridegan murder case, which new legal filings show will involve the use of wire taps and phone search warrants.
JSO releases Duval County mugshot for Shanna Gardner, accused in murder-for-hire plot to kill ex-husband
Read full article: JSO releases Duval County mugshot for Shanna Gardner, accused in murder-for-hire plot to kill ex-husbandShanna Gardner was booked into the Duval County Jail late last night after being extradited from Washington State
‘It ain’t looking good’: New evidence shows arrest, calls, interview of triggerman in Jared Bridegan murder
Read full article: ‘It ain’t looking good’: New evidence shows arrest, calls, interview of triggerman in Jared Bridegan murderOne of three people accused of a plot to kill a St. Johns County father of four said “it ain’t looking good” when talking about his case in a jailhouse interview.
Man accused in Jared Bridegan murder plot appears in court for first time since wife’s arrest
Read full article: Man accused in Jared Bridegan murder plot appears in court for first time since wife’s arrestFor the first time since his wife’s arrest in the murder conspiracy to kill her ex-husband, the man accused of orchestrating the death of Jared Bridegan will appear in court Tuesday.
Full video: Bodycam shows Mario Fernandez’s arrest for accusations of orchestrating Jared Bridegan’s murder
Read full article: Full video: Bodycam shows Mario Fernandez’s arrest for accusations of orchestrating Jared Bridegan’s murderDuring the video, Mario Fernandez can be seen sitting handcuffed in the back of a pickup truck, talking with investigators. He was then placed into the back of a patrol car.
Ex-wife of Jared Bridegan indicted on first-degree murder charge in conspiracy that led to ambush shooting
Read full article: Ex-wife of Jared Bridegan indicted on first-degree murder charge in conspiracy that led to ambush shootingThe State Attorney’s Office on Thursday the indictment of Jared Bridegan’s ex-wife on first-degree murder charges in the conspiracy that led to his ambush shooting last year.
Man accused of planning Jared Bridegan’s murder appears in court
Read full article: Man accused of planning Jared Bridegan’s murder appears in courtThe man accused of planning Jared Bridegan’s death appeared in court today. Mario Fernandez faces first degree murder, conspiracy, and child abuse charges.
Husband of Jared Bridegan’s ex-wife set to plead not guilty today to murder, conspiracy charges
Read full article: Husband of Jared Bridegan’s ex-wife set to plead not guilty today to murder, conspiracy chargesThe man investigators say helped orchestrate a conspiracy to kill a St. Johns County father of four in February 2022 will plead not guilty to the charges against him at his arraignment Tuesday in Duval County court.
Attorney: Husband of Jared Bridegan’s ex-wife will plead not guilty to murder conspiracy charges
Read full article: Attorney: Husband of Jared Bridegan’s ex-wife will plead not guilty to murder conspiracy chargesThe man investigators say helped orchestrate a conspiracy to kill a St. Johns County father of four in February 2022 plans to plead not guilty to the charges against him, his attorney said in a statement to News4JAX on Thursday.
Husband of Jared Bridegan’s ex-wife transferred to Duval County after arrest in ambush murder
Read full article: Husband of Jared Bridegan’s ex-wife transferred to Duval County after arrest in ambush murderThe man investigators say was behind the money in a conspiracy to kill a St. Johns County father of four in February 2022 has been transferred to the Duval County jail.
Man charged in connection to Jarden Bridegan’s death faces at least 15 years: plea deal shows
Read full article: Man charged in connection to Jarden Bridegan’s death faces at least 15 years: plea deal showsNews4JAX on Monday obtained the plea agreement signed Thursday by Henry Tenon, in which he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting death of Jared Bridegan.
How investigators say they untangled conspiracy to kill Jared Bridegan
Read full article: How investigators say they untangled conspiracy to kill Jared BrideganWhen deadly shots were fired on a dark stretch of road near the Sanctuary neighborhood on Feb. 16, 2022, investigators say it was the culmination of a weeks-long conspiracy to kill Jared Bridegan.
Husband of Jared Bridegan’s ex-wife charged in ambush murder
Read full article: Husband of Jared Bridegan’s ex-wife charged in ambush murderState Attorney Melissa Nelson and Jacksonville Beach Police Chief Gene Paul Smith announced arrest of Mario Fernandez in the February 2022 murder of Jared Bridegan.
Conspiracy that led to Jaren Bridegan’s murder began just over a month before targeted ambush shooting in Jax Beach: court records
Read full article: Conspiracy that led to Jaren Bridegan’s murder began just over a month before targeted ambush shooting in Jax Beach: court recordsThe state attorney’s office filed the formal charges against the man arrested in connection with the shooting death last year of a father of four in Jacksonville Beach, Duval County court records show.
Family adamant others involved in ‘mass conspiracy’ to murder Jared Bridegan in Jacksonville Beach
Read full article: Family adamant others involved in ‘mass conspiracy’ to murder Jared Bridegan in Jacksonville BeachThe widow and brother of a father of four killed last year in what police believe was a targeted ambush shooting in Jacksonville Beach opened up Thursday to the News4JAX I-TEAM about the arrest in the case and the questions still left in the investigation.
Man charged in ambush murder of Jared Bridegan to be arraigned exactly 1 year after shooting
Read full article: Man charged in ambush murder of Jared Bridegan to be arraigned exactly 1 year after shootingThe 61-year-old man arrested in connection with the targeted ambush shooting of a father of four in Jacksonville Beach last year will be arraigned on the charges Feb. 16 -- a year to the day that Jared Bridegan was gunned down with his toddler daughter in the back seat of his SUV.
Suspect arrested in ambush murder of Jared Bridegan in Jacksonville Beach ‘did not act alone,’ state attorney says
Read full article: Suspect arrested in ambush murder of Jared Bridegan in Jacksonville Beach ‘did not act alone,’ state attorney saysNearly a year after a father of four was gunned down in what police believe was a targeted ambush shooting in Jacksonville Beach, police and the state attorney’s office announced an arrest in the case Wednesday.