If the motion is approved by Judge London Kite, confessed hitman Henry Tenon will go on trial along with Jared Bridegan’s ex-wife Shanna Gardner and Mario Fernandez.<\/p>\n
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The man who confessed to murdering St. Augustine father of four Jared Bridegan in what police and prosecutors are calling a murder-for-hire case, has filed a motion looking to withdraw his guilty plea, court records show.<\/p>\n
If the motion is approved by Judge London Kite, confessed hitman Henry Tenon<\/a>, 65, will go on trial along with Bridegan’s ex-wife Shanna Gardner, 32, and her second husband, Mario Fernandez-Saldana, 37.<\/p>\n The motion, filed in Duval County Friday, does not state a reason why Tenon is deciding to withdraw his plea.<\/p>\n Bridegan was murdered on Feb. 16, 2022. Police have called his killing a “murder-for-hire plot” orchestrated by Gardner and Fernandez. Both Gardner and Fernandez have pleaded not guilty to all their charges.<\/p>\n Prosecutors charged Tenon with second-degree murder with a weapon, conspiracy to commit murder, accessory after the fact and child abuse in the case.<\/p>\n As part of Tenon’s plea agreement, prosecutors would have dropped all of his charges except second-degree murder in exchange for him “truthfully” testifying against Gardner and Fernandez.<\/p>\n Tenon is set to be back in court Tuesday, Feb. 17. On that date, a later date will be set to hear his motion intending to withdraw his plea.<\/p>\n The trial for Gardner and Fernandez is scheduled to begin on Aug. 10.<\/p>\n RELATED: Shanna Gardner and Mario Fernandez’s trial in the murder of Jared Bridegan pushed until August 2026<\/a><\/p>\n RELATED: Prosecutors withdraw intent for death penalty in Jared Bridegan murder case<\/a><\/p>\n