State drops 2 of 4 charges against Mario Fernandez in Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire case as trial looms

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The first of three trials in the high-profile Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire case is set to begin jury selection in just two weeks.

Mario Fernandez, the second husband of Bridegan’s ex-wife, Shanna Gardner, will face his final pre-trial hearing on Monday before becoming the first of the three defendants to go on trial.

Gardner and Fernandez are accused of hiring Henry Tenon, a former tenant of Fernandez, to fatally shoot Bridegan, a 33-year-old father of four, in February 2022…

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