Mario Fernandez Saldana: Man found guilty of Microsoft manager's Florida murder; could he get death penalty?
A jury has found Mario Fernandez Saldana guilty of first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony in the shooting death of Jared Bridegan.
Mario Fernandez Saldana has been found guilty of first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony for the killing of Microsoft manager Jared Bridegan in Florida. The 38-year-old was accused of orchestrating the murder, while his former tenant Henry Tenon fired the fatal shot. Bridegan was ambushed and shot execution-style on a Florida road in February 2022, with his two-year-old daughter in her car seat at the time.
Saldana, who was married to Bridegan's ex-wife at the time, could face the death penalty, though prosecutors did not seek it in this case, opting for a life sentence instead. The verdict was celebrated by Bridegan's widow, Kirsten Bridegan, who expressed gratitude for the justice served.
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