JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Judge London Kite said Friday morning she received an email stating that the widow of Jared Bridegan would not turn her phone over, despite a court order to do so.
Kite originally gave the order August 11 that Kirsten Bridegan would have to turn over her phone to the attorneys for Jared Bridegan’s ex-wife Shanna Gardner – who is one of three people charged with Jared Bridegan’s murder.
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On Thursday, Judge Kite ordered Kirsten Bridegan to turn her phone over to court at 9 a.m. Friday.
She stopped the trial of Mario Fernandez Saldana, Gardner’s estranged husband, to address the issue.
Investigators believe it was Gardner and Fernandez Saldana who hired a hit man to carry out Jared Bridegan’s 2022 murder.
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Gardner’s attorneys are asking for an order to show cause for why Kirsten Bridegan is not being held in contempt of court.
Kite said a hearing will be held at 12:30 p.m. to address the issue. Action News Jax will have updates from that hearing and will stream it LIVE.
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