Man convicted in Microsoft exec's murder in plot allegedly involving ex-wife
Summary
A man named Mario Fernandez Saldana was found guilty of planning the murder of Jared Bridegan, a Microsoft design manager, in Florida. The killing was connected to a difficult child custody dispute between Bridegan and his ex-wife, Shanna Gardner.Key Facts
- Jared Bridegan was shot and killed in 2022 while removing a tire from a road in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
- His murder was linked to a dispute over parenting their twins between Bridegan and his wealthy ex-wife, Shanna Gardner.
- Mario Fernandez Saldana, Gardner's husband, was convicted of first-degree murder and paying someone to kill Bridegan.
- The alleged gunman, Henry Tenon, was a former tenant of Fernandez Saldana and received $10,000 after the killing; his trial is upcoming.
- Gardner is scheduled for trial in September and is the daughter of a co-founder of an arts-and-crafts company in Utah.
- Bridegan was with his 2-year-old daughter at the time of the shooting.
- The conflict involved disagreements over religion and child care between Bridegan and Gardner.
- Kirsten Bridegan, Jared’s wife at the time of his death, said the post-divorce relationship was very bad and founded a nonprofit to help children feel safer at police stations.
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