Until I hear their cases might be severed - I will keep them separate for the time being & see if they have the same court dates from now on.
Friday, December 1st:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ 9am ET) – FL -
Jared Galen Bridegan (33), father of 4 ambushed & killed (shot 4 times), his 2-year-old daughter was just feet away in the back seat, Jacksonville Beach, Feb. 16, 2022. –
*Shanna Lee Gardner-Fernandez (36) indicted & arrested (8/17/23 by ATF agents in West Richland, Wash.), charged & arraigned (11/3/23) with 1st degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, solicitation to commit a capital felony & child abuse. DA will seek the DP. Held without bail on Fugitive warrant (in Benton County, WA). Was extradited on 10/20/23 to Florida. Plead not guilty. No bond.
Trial set to begin on 4/13/24.
Judge London Kite. State attorney Christina Simak Stifler. Defense attorney Jose Angel Baez, lead counsel & attorney Patrick K. Korody.
Case & Court info from 8/18/23 to 10/20/23 reference post #168 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...6-feb-2022-3-arrests-1-guilty-2.689030/page-9
11/2/23 Update: Gardner hires Jose Baez who replaces Hank Coxe as her attorney. Baez filed a written not-guilty plea to her indictment & has requested a waiver of appearance at Friday’s 11/3/23 arraignment & demand for discovery.
11/3/23 Update: Gardner plead not guilty to multiple charges relating to her ex-husband's, Jared's murder inside the Duval County Courthouse during her arraignment. Prosecutors say Gardner played a role in a plot to kill Bridegan. Notice of intent to seek death penalty. Request processing. Present: Judge London M. Kite, Asst. State attorney Christina Simak Stifler, attorney for the defense Jose Angel Baez. Defendant present in jail. Defendant with reading of charges plead not guilty. Others present: Alan Mizrahi & Lee Hutton (ASA) & Prof. Ronald Sullivan & Patrick Korody (Def). She faces the death penalty & is charged with first-degree murder, solicitation to commit a capital felony, conspiracy to commit murder & child abuse. Gardner as well as Fernandez-Saldana is due back in court for a pretrial hearing on 12/1/23 @ 9am. Gardner & Fernandez Saldana will be tried together & their future court hearings will be in tandem. The trial is expected to begin on 4/13/24.
11/3/23 Update: Notice of appearance of Patrick K. Korody as an attorney for defendant Gardner. 11/8/23 Docket Updates: Verified Motion for Admission to appear Pro Hac Vice pursuant to Fla. Rule of General Practice & Judicial Administration. 11/9/23: Order Granting Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice for Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr. 11/14/23: Defendant's unopposed Motion for transcript of grand jury testimony. 11/15/23: Notice of confidential information within court filing. State's Discovery exhibit & demand for reciprocal discovery.
ALSO:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ 9am ET) - FL -
Jared Galen Bridegan (33), father of 4 ambushed & killed (shot 4 times), his 2-year-old daughter was just feet away in the back seat, Jacksonville Beach, Feb. 16, 2022.
*Mario Enrique Fernandez Saldana (34/now 35) arrested (in Kissimmee, Orange County, 3/22/23) &
charged & indicted (3/16/23) & arraigned (4/4/23) with 1st degree murder with a weapon, conspiracy to commit 1st degree murder, solicitation to commit a capital felony & child abuse. In Orange County jail waiting for transfer to Jacksonville in Duval County. Transferred to Duval County on 3/22/23. Held without bond. Plead not guilty. DA will seek the DP.
Trial set to begin on 4/13/24.
Judge London Kite. State attorney Christina Simak Stiller. Defense attorney Frank John Tassone, Jr.
Case & court info from 3/16/23 thru 7/31/23 reference post #55 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...6-feb-2022-3-arrests-1-guilty-2.689030/page-3
9/12/23 Update: Judge London Kite said the case is currently in limbo & she won’t bring Fernandez back to court until the co-defendant, Gardner-Fernandez, is in this jurisdiction. Gardner-Fernandez has not yet been extradited to Duval County from Washington & her next court appearance is Thursday, 9/14/23 in Benton County, Washington. The judge in Fernandez’s hearing on Tuesday set a tentative date of 10/2/23 for the next pretrial hearing but said she would adjust that if Gardner-Fernandez is not yet in Duval County.
10/2/23 Update: Fernandez Saldana had a pretrial hearing scheduled for Monday that was moved to 10/12/23 & has now been moved on 10/26/23 @ 9am. 10/19/23 Update: Pretrial on 10/26/23 has been cancelled per Court.
11/3/23 Update: Next pretrial hearing on 12/1/23 @ 9am. Gardner & Fernandez Saldana will be tried together & their future court hearings will be in tandem. The trial is expected to begin on 4/13/24.
11/14/23 Update: The lawyers for Mario Fernandez have filed a sweeping motion asking the trial judge to disqualify 4th Judicial Circuit State Attorney Melissa Nelson’s Office from prosecuting him for the murder of Bridegan. In the 63-page motion filed with the Duval County Clerk of Court, defense lawyers Jesse Dreicer & Frank Tassone say the State Attorney’s Office (SAO) is using as evidence privileged communications between Fernandez & Gardner, and communications protected by attorney-client privilege. The communications include text messages & emails. The documents also note that there were wiretaps in place involving the FBI, ATF & Secret Service. Defense attorneys asked the SAO to refrain from viewing the cellphones of Fernandez & Gardner until a motion for a protective order could be taken up by the 5th District Court of Appeals. Judge London Kite, who is presiding over the case, will decide whether to recuse the 4th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office. If that’s the case, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will appoint a special prosecutor from a different circuit. The closest circuits are in Daytona Beach, Gainesville & Orlando. The next hearing for Fernandez & Gardner is Dec. 1, and it is expected this motion will be discussed.
11/15/23 Docket update: State's Discovery exhibit & demand for reciprocal discovery. Notice of confidential information within court filing. Motion to disqualify the 4th Judicial Circuit Office of the State Attorney. 11/16/23 Update: Demand for specific discovery. 11/29/23 Update: State's response to defendant's motion to disqualify the 4th Judicial Circuit office of the State Attorney.
*Henry Arthur Tenon (61/now 62) – Plead guilty (3/17/23) to 2nd degree murder & will testify against Saldana & Gardner. Pretrial hearing on 12/4/23.
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