After being arrested in February of 2022, Mario Fernandez-Saldana will get his day in court. He has been charged with the murder of Jared Bridegan, a Microsoft executive.
Fernandez-Saldana is the second husband of Shanna Gardner-Fernandez. She was married to Jared Bridegan (the victim of the murder) for six years before they were divorced in 2015.
While Fernandez-Saldana was charged in this case, another man has already pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. According to State Attorney Melissa Nelson, Henry Tenon admitted to being the shooter and plead guilty to second-degree murder.
Nelson also stated, “We know Henry Tenon did not act alone, and Tenon has confirmed this to be true.” Authorities believe the single link between Henry Tenon and Jared Bridegan is Mario Fernandez-Saldana.
Tenon was a former tenant in a property rented out by Fernandez-Saldana.
Fernandez-Saldana is charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Jesse Dreicer, of Tassone, Dreicer & Hill, will represent Fernandez-Saldana. Dreicer stated, “There is a lot of information that will be forthcoming and we are not going to make any additional comment at this time,” when asked about the case. He also stated that his client was arrested in Orlando, and at the time, was waiting to be extradited to the Jacksonville area.
Mario Fernandez-Saldana appeared in court on March 23rd, 2023. A video of that appearance can be seen here.
During this appearance the charges against Fernandez-Saldana were read, the bond was stated, and the pass date was stated, as well. In this case, the next court date is April 4th, 2023.
More information about this case can be found through this article and this article.
