The family of Jared Bridegan is filing a lawsuit to see his older two children.
Action News Jax first told you in February 2022 when Bridegan, a St. Johns County father of four, was shot and killed in Jacksonville Beach.
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Following Bridegan’s murder, his ex-wife Shanna Gardner received sole custody of their now 11-year-old twins, a boy and girl, and moved them to Washington state.
That’s where Gardner was arrested in August on charges in Bridegan’s murder. Her parents then received custody of the twins.
The lawsuit is to help Bridegan’s parents get a court order for unsupervised visitation rights.
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Only Action News Jax spoke to Bridegan’s sister Ashley on Monday about the situation.
“They said that all they wanted for Christmas was their dad back,” she said. “Being away from our family for so long and their friendships that they’ve formed in Washington and so we want to do what’s best for the kids. You know if the kids want to be with us, we want that, if the kids are happy there, then we want a relationship with them.”