Wife, brother of murdered Microsoft executive on ‘gut-wrenching’ family separation
Jared Bridegan's widow Kirsten Bridegan and brother Adam Bridegan on the ongoing investigation and arrest made of a suspect
FIRST ON FOX – The husband of Jared Bridegan's ex-wife was spotted Friday shaving his beard in his yard in Kissimmee, Florida, one day after his former tenant appeared in court, charged with Bridegan's murder.
Mario Fernandez, 35, wearing shorts and a burgundy shirt, was shaving his beard in front of his condominium.
At one point, he crouched down in the driveway as he trimmed his facial hair with an electric razor, before going back inside.
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Mario Fernandez is seen trimming his beard outside of his home in Kissimmee, Florida, Friday, January 23, 2023. Fernandez is a suspect in the murder of Jared Bridegan. (Mom&Paparazzi for Fox News Digital)
It is the first time he's been spotted since his former tenant, Henry Tenon, was arrested on murder charges for the Feb. 16 fatal shooting of the Microsoft executive in front of his toddler daughter.
Mario Fernandez is seen trimming his beard outside of his home in Kissimmee, Florida, Friday, January 23, 2023. Fernandez is a suspect in the murder of Jared Bridegan. (Mom&Paparazzi for Fox News Digital)
Bridegan's ex-wife, Shanna Gardner-Fernandez, and her second husband, Fernandez, remain suspects in the Jacksonville Beach, Florida, slaying, law enforcement sources told Fox News Digital.
A photo combination of Jared and Kirsten Bridegan, on the left, and Shanna Gardner-Fernandez outside her home in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. (Courtesy of Kirsten Bridegan/ Larry)
Authorities announced Wednesday the arrest of Tenon, 61, whose only connection to Bridegan appears to be through his ex-wife's husband.
A family portrait of Jared and Kirsten Bridegan. (Infinite Focus Photography/Madeline Insignares)
He lived at a property that was owned by Fernandez at the time of the killing.
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Tenon appeared in a Jacksonville, Florida, courtroom Thursday on charges of conspiracy to commit murder, second-degree murder, child abuse and accessory after the fact to a capital felony.
Shanna Gardner-Fernandez poses with her husband Mario Fernandez and her twins from her marriage to Jared Bridegan. (Facebook)
Officials said that Tenon did not act alone. Gardner-Fernandez moved to West Richland, Washington, late last year with the 10-year-old twins she shares with Bridegan.
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Fernandez did not join her in the move. Shortly after the murder, he moved out of the couple's Jacksonville Beach home, which they co-own.
Shanna Gardner-Fernandez and her husband Mario Fernandez pose in a car. Her ex-husband, Jared Bridegan, was fatally gunned down Feb. 16, 2022. (Facebook)
Bridegan's widow and second wife, Kirsten, with whom he shares Bexley, 3, and London, 1, told Fox News Digital Wednesday that she was not surprised by the connection.
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Bridegan and Gardner-Fernandez had an acrimonious divorce in 2015 and continued to fight in court over custody of their twins and finances until his death.
He left behind four children.
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