WATCH LIVE |Fourth day of trial underway for Mario Fernandez Saldana, murder for hire suspect

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The fourth day of testimony in the first trial related to the killing of St. Johns County father of four, Jared Bridegan, is scheduled to begin Thursday at 9 a.m.

Opening statements and witness testimonies began Monday morning. Tuesday saw testimony from detectives involved in the case as well as surveillance footage and a filmed interview of Mario Fernandez Saldana.

The first suspect on trial is Mario Fernandez Saldana, who is the estranged husband of Bridegan’s ex-wife, Shanna Gardner.

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