Ex-Mormon mother mentioned her murdered ex-husband married her for cash
- Shanna Gardner-Fernandez, 36, advised cops that her ex-husband, who was killed execution-style in 2022, solely married her for cash
- She fell in love together with her gymnasium coach, Mario Fernandez Saldana, earlier than the couple reportedly ‘plotted to kill her estranged husband’
- The mother additionally mentioned that her ex, Jared Bridegan, began to ‘bash her publicly’ after suspecting her affair
New particulars have emerged from bombshell court docket paperwork that detailed how an ex-Mormon mom fell in love together with her gymnasium coach earlier than they allegedly plotted to kill her estranged husband.
Shanna Gardner-Fernandez, 36, met her now husband, Mario Fernandez Saldana, at a YMCA as her marriage to her ex-husband Jared Bridegan – who was shot useless in an execution-style taking pictures on February 16, 2022 – was tanking.
During her interview with police after her ex’s dying, she mentioned she grew to become ’emotionally concerned’ with Mario and had ‘deeper emotions’ for him than she did for her then husband.
Shanna known as this second ‘the start of the tip’ as her ex began to suspect that she was having an affair and began to ‘bash her publicly’ to church members.
She additionally talked about how she thought that Jared had ‘ulterior motives, understanding she got here from cash,’ court docket paperwork mentioned.
Shanna and Mario have since been accused of of plotting Jared’s ugly homicide after they allegedly employed a hitman, Henry Arthur Tenon, 62, to kill the father-of-four in entrance of his then two-year-old daughter in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
Shanna Gardner-Fernandez, 36, the ex-wife of Jared Bridegan, who was murdered in 2022, advised police he was a ‘controlling hermit’ who she solely married as a result of she was ‘determined’ She has been accused of plotting his killing
Jared was shot a number of occasions at shut vary in what police described as an ‘ambush’ and ‘focused’ assault on February 16, 2022, in entrance of his then two-year-old daughter in Jacksonville Beach, Florida
During a police interview on March 1, 2022, Shanna described intimately how her and her ex-husband met and their points main as much as their divorce in 2015 that centered round their 11-year-old twins, Abby and Liam.
Shanna, who got here from a rich Mormon household, advised police she married Jared after assembly two months earlier as a result of she was ‘determined.’
The couple had children, which Shanna said put a pressure on their relationship after their son, Liam, acquired unwell.
She and Jared then moved from their dwelling in Utah to Connecticut earlier than they settled in Florida, the place they lived near her ex-husband’s household to assist with the kids.
She admitted throughout their marriage, her ex-husband was a ‘hermit’ who solely wished to spend time together with her or play along with his ‘toys,’ paperwork revealed.
Less than a yr after they moved to Jacksonville, the couple acquired divorced and Shanna determined to depart the Mormon church.
She said her ex-husband then ‘drained’ her accounts and the divorce was intense as he refused to maneuver out of their household dwelling. Shanna added the house was bought with cash from her belief however grew to become a joint asset as soon as it was purchased.
Documents mentioned in March 2015, she said her ex-husband began to turn into ‘paranoid’ and wrote all the pieces down as he insisted that he wished half the proceeds from their home.
After their divorce was finalized, Shanna mentioned her ex-husband didn’t wish to be round her, because the couple went to separate parent-teacher conferences and physician’s appointments for his or her kids.
Jared is seen along with his widow Kristen, their two daughters, and the twins he shared with Shanna
Gardner-Fernandez has been charged alongside together with her new husband, Mario, with the homicide of her ex.
Shanna mentioned that though that they had a separate routine, she would ‘simply present up’ and didn’t care about their association.
During her interview, Shanna mentioned she ‘may rely on one hand’ what number of occasions Brigegan ‘yelled’ at her, however that he did typically have a ‘impolite undertone’, particularly in textual content messages and emails.
She added her ex-husband was ‘very bipolar’ and knew tips on how to be charming when he wanted to be, however that it was not his ‘pure character.’
While they lived in Utah and Connecticut, Shanna said Jared restricted her on when she may see her associates and infrequently weighed in on what she may put on.
The couple then determined to strive remedy, to which Jared reportedly responded that ‘he didn’t have an issue and that she was the one which wanted to alter,’ paperwork mentioned.
Shanna defined how she went on to ‘vent to individuals on the YMCA’ and shortly met her now husband, Mario, court docket paperwork mentioned.
Mario’s presence in his kids’s lives was additionally a fear to Jared, in keeping with those that know the household.
The father was described as a ‘religious’ Mormon who was working as a software program developer for Microsoft.
Shanna and Mario have been charged with conspiracy to commit homicide, solicitation to commit a capital felony and youngster abuse.
Gardner-Fernandez is seen in her mugshot after she pleaded not responsible to a number of prices referring to her ex-husband Jared Bridegan’s homicide
Suspected gunman Henry Tenon, 62, (left) has mentioned he’s prepared to testify that Mario Fernandez-Saldana, 35, and his spouse employed him to kill Jared
Tenon, Mario’s former tenant, who acted because the gunman within the killing had reportedly confessed to the plot after being arrested for an unrelated crime.
Jared was shot a number of occasions at shut vary in what police described as an ‘ambush’ and ‘focused’ assault. Speaking on the time Jacksonville Beach Police Chief Gene Paul Smith mentioned that when Jared stepped out of his automobile he was ‘gunned down in chilly blood.’
Jared’s widow Kristen who shared two kids with him, mentioned she is going to help the dying penalty if his ex-wife is convicted.
The government’s household not too long ago filed a lawsuit that restricted visitation rights for Shanna to see her 11-year-old children that she shared with Jared. The kids are at the moment staying out of state with household.
In an emotional interview, Kirsten, 36, advised DailyMail.com of her ‘satisfaction’ about Shanna’s arrest which got here 547 days after the father-of-four was killed simply minutes from his ex-wife’s dwelling.
