Ex-wife and husband charged in ambush killing
Jared Bridegan was shot dead in February 2022 after allegedly being lured from his car by a tire, with his 2-year-old daughter in the backseat; investigators say nothing was taken and prosecutors call it a planned ambush. Authorities allege a monthslong murder-for-hire scheme set in motion by his ex-wife, Shanna Gardner, and her husband, Mario Fernandez Saldana, who is now on trial; a hired shooter, Henry Tenon, was later arrested, pleaded guilty, then withdrew that plea. Upcoming trials and Tenon's recantation are the immediate legal consequences.
Two alleged conspirators now face trials in a murder-for-hire case.
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The couple had been in a long, contentious custody fight. Investigators say the tire was planted to lure the victim from his car. Trials and a retrial could resolve contested testimony and charges.
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