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What Mario Fernandez Told Police About Bridegan
One day. That's how long it took for the Bridegan case to get more complicated, not less.
Mario Fernandez was convicted of first-degree murder and solicitation in the killing of Jared Bridegan, shot in a staged carjacking outside his Jacksonville Beach home in 2021. Jurors took under four hours to convict; Fernandez faces life without parole. Then, a day later, prosecutors filed two entirely new felony charges against him involving children — cases with no connection to Bridegan, one tied to a girl who was around eight when the alleged conduct began.
Shanna Gardner's trial, set to begin days…
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