{
  "id": 3651793,
  "title": "Mario Fernandez Saldana: Man found guilty of Microsoft manager's Florida murder; could he get death penalty?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/mario-fernandez-saldana-man-found-guilty-of-microsoft-managers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T02:40:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/mario-fernandez-saldana-man-found-guilty-of-microsoft-managers-florida-murder-could-he-get-death-penalty-101787797638029.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mario Fernandez Saldana has been found guilty of first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony in the shooting death of Jared Bridegan, a Microsoft design manager. Bridegan was shot in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, in 2022, while driving home with his 2-year-old daughter after having dinner with his twins. According to CBS News, the attack was part of a murder-for-hire scheme fueled by a stormy child custody arrangement between Bridegan and his ex-wife, Shanna Gardner.\n\nProsecutors argued that Bridegan was killed in a targeted ambush hatched by Gardner and Saldana, who is married to Gardner. The motive was reportedly years of post-marriage strife over religion and how to raise their twin children. Saldana's trial resulted in a guilty verdict after nearly four hours of jury deliberation.\n\nGardner's trial is set to start in September. Saldana faces possible sentencing, but it is not specified if he will receive the death penalty.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Man found not guilty of 2nd-degree murder after cologne spray incident on TTC bus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/man-found-not-guilty-of-2nd-degree-murder-after-cologne-spray",
        "published": "2026-08-26T19:00:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}