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2023-08-12 12:20

Moment Mario Fernandez arrested for allegedly orchestrating Microsoft exec Jared Bridegan’s murder
Footage of the arrest of Mario Fernandez, the man accused of orchestrating the murder of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan, has been released by the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Mr Fernandez, a landlord, is accused of hiring one of his tenants, Henry Tenon, to ambush and kill Mr Bridegan near Jacksonville, Florida in February 2022. Mr Tenon reportedly admitted to police that he pulled the trigger the night Mr Bridegan was killed. The release of the arrest footage comes in the wake of a third arrest in the murder case. Mr Bridegan's ex-wife, Shanna Gardner-Fernandez — who is married to Mr Fernandez — was also arrested and charged with first degree murder. Mr Bridegan and Ms Gardner-Fernandez were embroiled in a contentious divorce proceeding prior to his death. In the recently released bodycamera footage obtained by News4Jax, Mr Fernandez can be seen sitting in handcuffs in the back of a pickup truck speaking with police investigators. He is then placed in the back of a patrol car. Mr Fernandez was arrested in March. In the footage, he can be heard reminiscing about using beepers and remembering phone numbers, laughing about being short, and asking about how deputies deal with tall people who are placed in the back of cramped patrol cars. He is facing first degree murder, conspiracy, and child abuse charges. He faces a potential death penalty if convicted. On the night of the shooting, Mr Bridegan was returning from his ex-wife's house near Jacksonville after dropping off two of his children. On his way home, he found a tire in the road blocking his path. When Mr Bridegan stepped out of his vehicle, he was shot — allegedly by Mr Tenon — and killed. Bullets hit the interior of Mr Bridegan's car, narrowly missing his toddler from another marriage. After the shooting Mr Bridegan's ex-wife said she was "devastated" by the murder and insisted she had nothing to do with his violent death. A grand jury indicted her on Thursday, after which he was taken into custody in Washington state. She moved out of Florida after Mr Bridegan was murdered. Ms Gardner-Fernandez's family issued a statement in the wake of her arrest. “Words cannot accurately express the depth of our sadness. Family is our top priority. We love our daughter and are focused on supporting her and our entire family as we help our grandchildren navigate this difficult and very confusing time," her parents, Shelli and Sterling Gardner, said. "For their sake and all involved, we caution against further speculation and request privacy as the legal process runs its course. In the meantime, we are thankful for the continued support, thoughtfulness and prayers being so generously shared by friends and loved ones.” Read More Jared Bridegan’s widow ‘not surprised’ by ex-wife’s arrest over Microsoft executive’s murder plot Microsoft exec Jared Bridegan was shot dead in a chilling ambush. Did his ex wife arrange it? Husband of Microsoft executive’s ex-wife could face death penalty for roadside murder
2023-08-19 06:54

US looks to ban imports, exports of a tropical fish threatened by aquarium trade
The federal government is looking to ban importation and exportation of a species of tropical fish that conservation groups have long said is exploited by the pet trade
2023-08-17 00:50

Modi’s Push to Take Indian Rupee Global Gets Off to a Slow Start
India’s year-old campaign to boost the rupee’s role in cross-border payments has made little headway, according to people
2023-07-07 14:28

Former FTX crypto executive pleads guilty to making millions in illegal campaign contributions
A former top executive at the failed FTX cryptocurrency exchange pleaded guilty Thursday to making tens of millions of dollars in illegal campaign contributions to U.S. politicians and engaging in a criminal conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transfer business
2023-09-08 06:28

Has Janet Yellen's trip to Beijing improved US-China relations?
Polite and respectful communication has returned - but progress could easily be knocked back.
2023-07-09 23:27

Russia's Duma votes for law to ban gender reassignment surgery, in further crackdown on LGBTQ rights
The Russian State Duma, or lower house of parliament, has voted in favor of a new law banning nearly all medical help for transgender people including gender reassignment surgery, in a raft of new anti-LGBTQ laws in Russia.
2023-07-14 16:54

Federal judge addresses web of connections in Trump legal world at hearing in classified documents case
One of Donald Trump's co-defendants in the classified documents case told a federal judge Thursday that he's not concerned his defense lawyer previously represented three witnesses who could testify against him.
2023-10-13 08:48

US customs officers find nearly 900,000 fentanyl pills hidden in shipment of sinks, authorities say
US Customs and Border Protection officers in California say they stopped the attempted smuggling of fentanyl pills with an estimated street value of more than $2.5 million.
2023-07-02 12:27

Who is Clayton Garcia? New Mexico man claims he killed his father so he 'could go to Valhalla'
'Jorge had been trying to fight Clayton for years and wanting Clayton to kill him so that he could go to Valhalla,' a police report said
2023-09-28 20:50

'Flipping El Moussas' Heather Rae opens up about postpartum struggles, recalls 'stressful times' after Tristan's birth
'Flipping El Moussas' star Heather Rae calls her newborn Tristan a 'busy boy'
2023-10-19 09:46

Russia-Ukraine war live: Prigozhin ‘betrayed by Wagner deputy’ during mutiny
Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was “betrayed” by his second-in-command Andrei Troshev, who refused to back his shortlived mutiny against Moscow last month, a report claims. Investigative outlet Gulagu.net cited Wagner sources as claiming that Mr Troshev earned president Vladimir Putin’s favour by being the first Wagner commander to refuse to take part in the armed rebellion, and instead to transfer inside information to the Federal Security Service (FSB) and Russian defence ministry. It came as Russia launched overnight drone attacks on Ukraine’s south and east, as Volodymyr Zelensky’s troops drove out Russian forces from villages in the south. A fire broke out at one of the “facilities” in the port of Mykolaiv late on Monday, the city mayor said. The port city provides Ukraine with access to the Black Sea. “It’s quite serious,” mayor Oleksandr Senkevich said of the fire. The southern port of Odesa and the Mykolaiv, Donetsk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions were under threat of Russian drone attacks, the Air Force said on Telegram. Read More What the Crimea bridge attack means for Ukraine’s counteroffensive Why the Crimea bridge attack will get under Putin’s skin Russia stops crucial Ukraine grain export deal hours after attack on Crimea bridge Trump finally reveals how he thinks he could end Russia’s war in Ukraine in a day
2023-07-19 10:56
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