Attorneys for woman accused in murder-for-hire plot spar with prosecutors over confidential communications
Gardner and her now estranged husband Mario Fernandez are accused of hiring Henry Tenon to kill Gardenerโs ex-husband, Jared Bridegan, a 33-year-old St. Johns County father, in Jacksonville Beach in 2022.
Attorney for Shanna Gardner asks judge to close part of evidentiary hearing amid push to disqualify state attorney
Defendant Shanna Gardnerโs attorney on Wednesday asked the court to close part of an evidentiary hearing on Thursday related to her motion to disqualify State Attorney Melissa Nelsonโs office from prosecuting the alleged murder-for-hire plot.
Jared Brideganโs widow, daughter celebrate 50th โBexley Boxโ with special delivery to Homeland Security in Jacksonville
For more than a year, the daughter and widow of Jared Bridegan, the man ambushed and murdered in Jacksonville Beach in February 2022, have been turning a tragic experience into a beautiful act of kindness aimed at helping children who are in the middle of crime scenes or investigations.
2 more people, including former reserve police officer, โlikely involvedโ in murder-for-hire plot, but not charged
A new batch of evidence obtained by News4JAX on Thursday gives more details into the Jared Bridegan investigation and revealed that police identified a total of five people who were โlikely involvedโ in a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of the father of four.
Estranged husband, wife appear side-by-side in court Wednesday in Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire plot
Shanna Gardner and her estranged husband, Mario Fernandez, will be back inside a Duval County courtroom on Wednesday as they face charges in the murder-for-hire plot that investigators say left Gardnerโs ex-husband, Jared Bridegan, dead.
Estranged husband, wife accused in Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire plot appear in court as co-defendants for 1st time
The estranged husband and wife accused of orchestrating the ambush murder of Jared Bridegan in 2022 saw each other for the first time in over a year when they appeared back-to-back in court Friday.
Two high-profile attorneys will join Jose Baez in defending Shanna Gardner
Ronald Sullivan Jr. is the head of the Criminal Justice Institute at Harvard University and worked with Jose Baez to win the acquittal of Former New England Patriot, Aaron Hernandez, in his double murder trial. Jacksonville attorney, Patrick Korody, a former federal prosecutor, also joined Gardner's defense team.
โEager for the full truthโ: Family of Jared Bridegan confident prosecutors โwill ultimately provide justice for Jaredโ
Jared Brideganโs murder has affected many -- from his parents and siblings to his widow and children, and even the larger community. That was the message Friday from Brideganโs father, Gaylord, after Jaredโs ex-wife, Shanna Gardner, pleaded not guilty in Jaredโs death.
Attorney who represented Casey Anthony, Aaron Hernandez asks for all stateโs evidence as he takes over murder plot case
The high-profile attorney whoโs now representing a Jacksonville Beach woman accused in the murder-for-hire plot of her ex-husband is demanding all the stateโs evidence in the case in one of his first court filings.
Washington Governor signs extradition order for Shanna Gardner, charged with murder of ex-husband, Jared Bridegan
Washington state Governor, Jay Inslee, signed a warrant of arrest and extradition for Shanna Gardner, clearing the way for her to be brought back to Florida to face charges in the murder of Jared Bridegan.
Husband of Jared Brideganโs ex-wife set to plead not guilty today to murder, conspiracy charges
The man investigators say helped orchestrate a conspiracy to kill a St. Johns County father of four in February 2022 will plead not guilty to the charges against him at his arraignment Tuesday in Duval County court.
Attorney: Husband of Jared Brideganโs ex-wife will plead not guilty to murder conspiracy charges
The man investigators say helped orchestrate a conspiracy to kill a St. Johns County father of four in February 2022 plans to plead not guilty to the charges against him, his attorney said in a statement to News4JAX on Thursday.
Jared Brideganโs daughter delivers โBexley Boxesโ to St. Augustine Police Department 1 year after deadly shooting
Thursday marks one year since Jared Bridegan was murdered in Jacksonville Beach. His daughter, who was with him at the time of his death, is honoring his memory by helping other kids who may find themselves in a similar situation.
Conspiracy that led to Jaren Brideganโs murder began just over a month before targeted ambush shooting in Jax Beach: court records
The state attorneyโs office filed the formal charges against the man arrested in connection with the shooting death last year of a father of four in Jacksonville Beach, Duval County court records show.
Family adamant others involved in โmass conspiracyโ to murder Jared Bridegan in Jacksonville Beach
The widow and brother of a father of four killed last year in what police believe was a targeted ambush shooting in Jacksonville Beach opened up Thursday to the News4JAX I-TEAM about the arrest in the case and the questions still left in the investigation.
Man charged in ambush murder of Jared Bridegan to be arraigned exactly 1 year after shooting
The 61-year-old man arrested in connection with the targeted ambush shooting of a father of four in Jacksonville Beach last year will be arraigned on the charges Feb. 16 -- a year to the day that Jared Bridegan was gunned down with his toddler daughter in the back seat of his SUV.
Suspect arrested in ambush murder of Jared Bridegan in Jacksonville Beach โdid not act alone,โ state attorney says
Nearly a year after a father of four was gunned down in what police believe was a targeted ambush shooting in Jacksonville Beach, police and the state attorneyโs office announced an arrest in the case Wednesday.
Murder of father of 4 in Jacksonville Beach inspires toy boxes for children caught in tragedy
Using a tragic experience to help others in heartbreaking situations, family and friends of a father of four killed in Jacksonville Beach are placing toy boxes at police departments so kids have something to do when theyโre at the station.
Police flood Jacksonville Beach neighborhood looking for clues a week after father of 4 killed
A day after police released the name of a 33-year-old father gunned down in front of his 2-year-old daughter and announced an increased reward for information leading to an arrest in his death, investigators flooded the Jacksonville Beach neighborhood where he was killed.