Microsoft Manager Killed in Murder-For-Hire Plot Exposed

A Microsoft design manager was killed in a murder-for-hire plot outside his vehicle while his 2-year-old child was strapped in. Investigators say a tire was placed on the road to distract and kill Jared Bridegan, 33, in Jacksonville Beach in 2022.

The alleged gunman, Henry Tenon, had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2023 but withdrew the plea earlier this year. He will get his own trial in 2027.

Bridegan's former wife, Shanna Gardner, and her current husband, Mario Fernandez Saldana, are charged with first-degree murder. Authorities said Tenon was paid at least $10,000 by Gardner and Fernandez Saldana after Bridegan's death.