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Prosecutors Say Bridegan Murder Planned by Saldana, Gardner

8/18/2026

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Attorney Melissa Nelson said Shanna Gardner and Mario Fernandez Saldana planned Jared Bridegan’s 2022 murder in Florida.
Police Chief Paul Smith called the killing an ambush that used a tire to lure Bridegan.
Henry Tenon fired the shots, pleaded guilty in 2023, withdrew his plea in January 2025 and faces trial in 2027.
Filings show Fernandez Saldana wrote checks to Tenon in October 2022 and they exchanged 60 phone contacts.

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Attorney Melissa Nelson said Shanna Gardner and Mario Fernandez Saldana planned Jared Bridegan’s 2022 murder in Florida.
Police Chief Paul Smith called the killing an ambush that used a tire to lure Bridegan.
Henry Tenon fired the shots, pleaded guilty in 2023, withdrew his plea in January 2025 and faces trial in 2027.
Filings show Fernandez Saldana wrote checks to Tenon in October 2022 and they exchanged 60 phone contacts.