Man charged with arranging fatal ambush of Microsoft manager faces murder trial
A man charged with arranging the fatal ambush of a Microsoft design manager is headed to trial Monday in Jacksonville, Florida
Jared Bridegan, a 33-year-old Microsoft design manager, was fatally ambushed in Jacksonville Beach, Florida in 2022. Prosecutors allege he was targeted as part of a murder-for-hire scheme involving his ex-wife, Shanna Gardner, and her new husband, Mario Fernandez Saldana. The plot involved placing a tire on the road to distract and kill Bridegan while his 2-year-old child was in the car seat.
Fernandez Saldana has been charged with first-degree murder, while Gardner is also charged with murder and is scheduled to stand trial in September. Tenon, the alleged gunman, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2023 and is expected to testify against Fernandez Saldana at his trial, which is set for Monday in Jacksonville. Tenon's DNA was found on the tire blocking Bridegan's vehicle.
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