Photos: Jury selection for Mario Fernandez Saldana, 1 of 3 suspects accused in Jared Bridegan murder
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Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana, center, fixes his tie and collar while talking with one of his defense attorneys Jesse Dreicer, right, before the start of jury selection in Saldana’s murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana, center, fixes his tie and collar while talking with one of his defense attorneys Jesse Dreicer, right, before the start of jury selection in Saldana’s murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana, left, talks with his Defense Attorney James Hill, before the start of jury selection in his murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Judge London Kite explains things to potential jurors during the jury selection in the murder trial of Mario Fernandez Saldana, Monday, August 10, 2026 at the Duval County Court House in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana, center, smiles while fixing’s tie and collar while talking with one of his defense attorneys Jesse Dreicer, right, before the start of jury selection in Saldana’s murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. Mario Fernandez Saldana is charged with first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony in the 2022 murder of his wife's ex-husband, Jared Bridegan, in Jacksonville Beach. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana, left, talks with his Defense Attorney James Hill, before the start of jury selection in his murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana listens as Judge London Kite reads instructions to potential jurors during his murder trial Monday, August 10, 2026 at the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Judge London Kite explains things to potential jurors during the jury selection in the murder trial of Mario Fernandez Saldana, Monday, August 10, 2026 at the Duval County Court House in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana, left, points to his chair before the start of jury selection in Saldana’s murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Defense Attorney James Hill, left, Assistant State Attorneys Alan Mizrahi and Christina Stifler and Defense Attorney Jesse Dreicer hold a bench conference in Judge London Kite’s courtroom, Monday August 10, 2026 during the jury selection in Mario Fernandez Saldana’s first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony trial at the Duval County Court House in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Defense Attorneys James Hill, left and Jesse Dreicer, right, whisper during jury selection in their client’s murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Assistant State Attorneys Christina Stifler, left and Alan Mizrahi, right, listen as Judge London Kite reads instructions to potential jurors during Mario Fernandez Saldana’s murder trial Monday, August 10, 2026 at the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana listens as Judge London Kite reads instructions to potential jurors during his murder trial Monday, August 10, 2026 at the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Assistant State Attorney Steve Siegel watches as potential jurors file into Judge London Kite’s courtroom, Monday August 10, 2026 during the jury selection in Mario Fernandez Saldana’s first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony trial at the Duval County Court House in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Defense attorney Jesse Dreicer, left, checks his defendant’s suit as Mario Fernandez Saldana, center, fixes his tie before the start of jury selection in his murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. as his co-defense attorney James Hill, right, waits. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana, left, talks with his Defense Attorney Jesse Dreicer, right, before the start of jury selection in his murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana listens as Judge London Kite reads instructions to potential jurors during his murder trial Monday, August 10, 2026 at the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana folds his hands showing his two tattooed rings while listening to Judge London Kite as she read instructions to potential jurors during his murder trial Monday, August 10, 2026 at the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Defense Attorney James Hill, left, Assistant State Attorneys Alan Mizrahi and Christina Stifler and Defense Attorney Jesse Dreicer hold a bench conference in Judge London Kite’s courtroom, Monday August 10, 2026 during the jury selection in Mario Fernandez Saldana’s first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony trial at the Duval County Court House in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
![Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana, center, fixes his tie and collar while talking with one of his defense attorneys Jesse Dreicer, right, before the start of jury selection in Saldana’s murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://cmg-cmg-tv-10050-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WCDJ64KM7VFSDODIFD5FCGUOFI.JPG?auth=48a09c04cbafffc34db6a16948e5b4a2c57703e056ce66fdc5bf3495b026e7b0&height=281)
![Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana, center, fixes his tie and collar while talking with one of his defense attorneys Jesse Dreicer, right, before the start of jury selection in Saldana’s murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://cmg-cmg-tv-10050-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/E3QYM3KNQBBVLLTJKJ3ZSXOOPI.JPG?auth=21bcc2bfa05a61ff2b40a6c161426a6ad2ee3f98c4eccfb3d85b163f6f8daf54&height=281)
![Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana, left, talks with his Defense Attorney James Hill, before the start of jury selection in his murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://cmg-cmg-tv-10050-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/I7T5D56RG5DG7ETMMJASQ4KFBY.JPG?auth=0aee79421bc3d4cee3e13f0c5dcb1c96f69b10240b94cc71c8f2732a25698305&height=281)
![Judge London Kite explains things to potential jurors during the jury selection in the murder trial of Mario Fernandez Saldana, Monday, August 10, 2026 at the Duval County Court House in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://cmg-cmg-tv-10050-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LYPNWZEMUFBOHFUR3VOL52277M.JPG?auth=6b42fb9fe499d6be1cb476fd701ada9dab2700ca8898c82dc717c32e7f8352d7&height=281)
![Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana, center, smiles while fixing’s tie and collar while talking with one of his defense attorneys Jesse Dreicer, right, before the start of jury selection in Saldana’s murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. Mario Fernandez Saldana is charged with first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony in the 2022 murder of his wife's ex-husband, Jared Bridegan, in Jacksonville Beach. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://cmg-cmg-tv-10050-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2ELWDMOZABFD7KQ4DQDBUSTLF4.JPG?auth=b828a6fe6d32ca43a4c3040dbdacfbecde3ed62c92d6699aeb9da2627c933b44&height=281)
![Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana, left, talks with his Defense Attorney James Hill, before the start of jury selection in his murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://cmg-cmg-tv-10050-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SBNCH3XRSRCJBLHJF73JOXUDB4.JPG?auth=ae0d00eef238321e8ed952f2062f810df72bbd5d888542a8630c56c9616d14d5&height=281)
![Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana listens as Judge London Kite reads instructions to potential jurors during his murder trial Monday, August 10, 2026 at the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://cmg-cmg-tv-10050-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GVSWMNFFFNG5HKD4ARGK53ZBXA.JPG?auth=327ea7415e1519f6ddcce396407be382ef4a150c2c92bea25ce3db0f13f9e261&height=281)
![Judge London Kite explains things to potential jurors during the jury selection in the murder trial of Mario Fernandez Saldana, Monday, August 10, 2026 at the Duval County Court House in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://cmg-cmg-tv-10050-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SH4XPVJHFVCNXHUWMZ76DYBS5A.JPG?auth=e9889801a1c69f77ab1c966acff3d172c2c6cf5660ec04411640c206a7067bcd&height=281)
![Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana, left, points to his chair before the start of jury selection in Saldana’s murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://cmg-cmg-tv-10050-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IQY43MVHNZGW3NJXJDYSQ2ZVLI.JPG?auth=325164e367193325b6a7bbbb7e0b631e21d475d5a9ff9d9d8b465241b588c71c&height=281)
![Defense Attorney James Hill, left, Assistant State Attorneys Alan Mizrahi and Christina Stifler and Defense Attorney Jesse Dreicer hold a bench conference in Judge London Kite’s courtroom, Monday August 10, 2026 during the jury selection in Mario Fernandez Saldana’s first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony trial at the Duval County Court House in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://cmg-cmg-tv-10050-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PRVNSNSO6ZGBNBDFHDR3WATOCQ.JPG?auth=c7a4c341d29eca946dc7e5a4627d375dd845af01b71d7f9f1982871d9f5cfa77&height=281)
![Defense Attorneys James Hill, left and Jesse Dreicer, right, whisper during jury selection in their client’s murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://cmg-cmg-tv-10050-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YXBQPCZPI5BRHLZGZASVSTVXIY.JPG?auth=aea78809ad5f10099200c9791c819a7e5cf57916ce692b60c60447a87f93a0a1&height=281)
![Assistant State Attorneys Christina Stifler, left and Alan Mizrahi, right, listen as Judge London Kite reads instructions to potential jurors during Mario Fernandez Saldana’s murder trial Monday, August 10, 2026 at the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://cmg-cmg-tv-10050-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UGAMDQQE7ZDIHDBCV43CPLDAIE.JPG?auth=17205c451b8c72202e78e63a9b4f393a30a95aab9eba695c16611e21acc01878&height=281)
![Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana listens as Judge London Kite reads instructions to potential jurors during his murder trial Monday, August 10, 2026 at the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://cmg-cmg-tv-10050-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/P7GJVMS2UJEE7K5TNJJBHYGBJY.JPG?auth=27193bb49133afdbeef5dcd1a23bda3299fc766507529c4a87954812e9407e9a&height=281)
![Assistant State Attorney Steve Siegel watches as potential jurors file into Judge London Kite’s courtroom, Monday August 10, 2026 during the jury selection in Mario Fernandez Saldana’s first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony trial at the Duval County Court House in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://cmg-cmg-tv-10050-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IMPZVHA73RHHHBIMPWAJ5HPIEQ.JPG?auth=ffd6d7d8dcbe6f9309d308acdb4c6dd724cbc84544c44fad294b37e86bb32b5a&height=281)
![Defense attorney Jesse Dreicer, left, checks his defendant’s suit as Mario Fernandez Saldana, center, fixes his tie before the start of jury selection in his murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. as his co-defense attorney James Hill, right, waits. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://cmg-cmg-tv-10050-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ND7SVJSZAJF73DUNXJRLRYLU5M.JPG?auth=b6d5442d707556b4aa7af2cbe2a6acc53ff1853a42bd2dc867568ea47d64002a&height=281)
![Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana, left, talks with his Defense Attorney Jesse Dreicer, right, before the start of jury selection in his murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://cmg-cmg-tv-10050-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KQN76DTQZFB4NNH7FRUSCF4BRU.JPG?auth=2bc78e694fadcbb776ca07ba4d2c547fe4a12d28a770b334f8e54d0844102e6d&height=281)
![Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana listens as Judge London Kite reads instructions to potential jurors during his murder trial Monday, August 10, 2026 at the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://cmg-cmg-tv-10050-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZCB56DYIVBCFNPDXWPB4HMLEJ4.JPG?auth=411606e2462a50024f8652e070929cd5fbdb0f50903d9b2abbf2c65c8a44969b&height=281)
![Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana folds his hands showing his two tattooed rings while listening to Judge London Kite as she read instructions to potential jurors during his murder trial Monday, August 10, 2026 at the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://cmg-cmg-tv-10050-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4YECBUMEWRA4TLA5XZUK7VRCOU.JPG?auth=99ae47e24eea85708f465ddb07a447b91ebcc72472a2f610ccfcec32ddea985e&height=281)
![Defense Attorney James Hill, left, Assistant State Attorneys Alan Mizrahi and Christina Stifler and Defense Attorney Jesse Dreicer hold a bench conference in Judge London Kite’s courtroom, Monday August 10, 2026 during the jury selection in Mario Fernandez Saldana’s first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony trial at the Duval County Court House in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://cmg-cmg-tv-10050-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JAKUWOPIABHG5NFWFVOTUUFIHY.JPG?auth=5748b61c71f9eebaf40f3d35157fa2a275251d6b6c9ff0bf98be2fdd27d8d3fd&height=281)
