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Prosecutors Start Trial Over 2022 Bridegan Murder

8/18/2026

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  • Prosecutors began Mario Fernandez Saldana’s murder trial in Duval County, Florida, for the 2022 killing of Jared Bridegan.
  • Jared Bridegan was shot dead in February 2022 on Jacksonville Beach after stopping to move a tire.
  • Prosecutors allege Henry Tenon, 65, was paid $10,000 by Shanna Gardner and his DNA was on the tire.
  • Gardner faces a murder trial while Tenon withdrew his 2023 guilty plea, his trial scheduled for 2027.