JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — New bodycam footage released Wednesday in the high-profile Jared Bridegan murder case shows police's encounter with Mario Fernandez — one of three people charged in the killing — as well as the scene of the murder.

The St. Augustine father of four was murdered on Feb. 16, 2022 in what police have called a "murder-for-hire plot" orchestrated by his ex-wife, Shanna Gardner, and her second husband, Mario Fernandez. Both Gardner and Fernandez have pleaded not guilty to charges in Bridegan's murder.

Henry Tenon is also charged with Bridegan's murder and has agreed to testify against Gardner and Fernandez. He has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and admitted to being the one who pulled the trigger in the deadly ambush. Gardner and Fernandez are accused of offering Te

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