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Aug 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Jury convicts man in Microsoft executive murder-for-hire
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A Florida jury convicted Mario Fernandez Saldana of first-degree murder and solicitation of murder in the 2022 ambush killing of Microsoft design manager Jared Bridegan. The verdict was reached after nearly four hours of deliberation in Duval County. Prosecutors said the shooting occurred in Jacksonville Beach after Bridegan stepped out to move a tire, with his 2-year-old daughter in the vehicle but uninjured.
WHO: Mario Fernandez Saldana; Jared Bridegan; Shanna Gardner
WHAT: Convicted of first-degree murder and solicitation of murder in a 2022 murder-for-hire ambush
WHEN: Reported Aug 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM ET
WHERE: Duval County Courthouse, Duval County, Florida
WHY: Prosecutors said the killing stemmed from years of bitter disputes over custody and the religious upbringing of Bridegan’s children.
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