Three Charged in Murder-for-Hire Killing of Jared Bridegan in Jacksonville Beach

Prosecutors say a tire planted in the road lured Bridegan from his car in February 2022; his ex-wife, her husband and an alleged gunman face charges including first-degree murder.

3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 17, 2026, 3:38 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 17, 2026, 4:00 a.m. ETWritten Aug 17, 2026, 4:26 p.m. ET

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Three people have been in connection with the February 2022 killing of Jared Bridegan in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Prosecutors say Bridegan's killer knew his routine and planted a tire in the road to lure him out of his car before shooting him dead. Investigators say the killing was part of a monthslong murder-for-hire plot set in motion by his ex-wife, Shanna Gardner, and her husband, Mario Fernandez Saldana, who allegedly hired Henry Tenon to shoot Bridegan amid a contentious custody fight. The defendants are Mario Fernandez Saldana, now 38, arrested in Orlando; Shanna Gardner, Bridegan's ex-wife; and Henry Tenon, 62. Jacksonville Beach Police investigated the case. The charges brought in the case are first-degree murder, solicitation to commit a capital felony, conspiracy to commit murder, second-degree murder with a weapon, accessory after the fact to a capital felony, child abuse, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and solicitation to commit first-degree murder. The available record does not break down which counts each defendant faces. The case stands at the charging stage. The allegations have not been proven in court, and each defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Earlier reports

Aug 17, 2026, 3:57 p.m. ET
Three Remain Charged in February 2022 Jacksonville Beach Killing of Jared Bridegan
Following the February 2022 shooting death of Jared Bridegan in Jacksonville Beach, the case against three defendants remains at the charging stage and is undecided, according to localnews8.com. The defendants are Bridegan's ex-wife Shanna Gardner, her husband Mario Fernandez Saldana, 38, who was arrested in Orlando, and Henry Tenon, 62. Because the case has not gone to trial, the charges are allegations and all defendants are presumed innocent.
According to localnews8.com, charges in the case include first-degree murder, solicitation to commit a capital felony, conspiracy to commit murder, second-degree murder with a weapon, accessory after the fact to a capital felony, child abuse, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and solicitation to commit first-degree murder.
Prosecutors allege that Bridegan's killer knew his routine and planted a tire in the road to lure him out of his car before shooting him dead, localnews8.com reported. Jacksonville Beach Police investigators state the killing was part of a monthslong murder-for-hire plot set in motion by Gardner and Fernandez Saldana, who allegedly hired Tenon to shoot Bridegan amid a contentious custody fight.
Aug 17, 2026, 3:38 p.m. ETFirst report
Three Charged, None Tried, in February 2022 Jacksonville Beach Killing
Three people have been charged in the February 2022 shooting death of Jared Bridegan in Jacksonville Beach, according to localnews8.com. The case is at the charging stage: no one has been tried or convicted, the allegations below are untested, and the matter remains undecided.
Prosecutors say Bridegan's killer knew his routine and planted a tire in the road to lure him out of his car before shooting him dead, localnews8.com reported.
Investigators say the shooting was part of a monthslong murder-for-hire plot set in motion amid a contentious custody fight by Bridegan's ex-wife, Shanna Gardner, and her husband, Mario Fernandez Saldana, now 38, who was arrested in Orlando. Gardner and Saldana allegedly hired 62-year-old Henry Tenon to shoot Bridegan, localnews8.com reported. Jacksonville Beach Police investigated the killing.
Charges in the case include first-degree murder, solicitation to commit a capital felony, conspiracy to commit murder, second-degree murder with a weapon, accessory after the fact to a capital felony, child abuse, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and solicitation to commit first-degree murder, according to localnews8.com.
The defendants are charged and untried. The charges are allegations, each defendant is presumed innocent, and the legal matter has not been resolved.

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