By Associated Press
Publication Date: 2026-08-26 16:10:00
Jacksonville, Florida
A man accused of arranging the fatal shooting of a Microsoft design manager on a Florida road was convicted Wednesday in a murder-for-hire scheme fueled by a stormy child custody arrangement between the victim and his wealthy ex-wife.
Jared Bridegan was shot four years ago after he got out of his SUV to remove a tire from a road in Jacksonville Beach. The attack stumped police for months as they struggled to understand why someone with no apparent enemies would be killed while his daughter sat nearby in her car seat.
Prosecutors believe he was killed over a longstanding joint custody dispute with his ex-wife and other parenting issues involving their twins.
Mario Fernandez Saldana, 38, was convicted of first-degree murder and solicitation of murder. He’s married to Bridegan’s former wife, Shanna…
