Nearly a year after a father of four was gunned down in what police believe was a targeted ambush shooting in Jacksonville Beach, police and the state ...
[$55,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and prosecution in the killing](https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2022/05/09/reward-increased-to-55k-for-information-in-murder-of-father-of-4/). The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF, is [offering an additional $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction](https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2022/02/24/atf-adds-5k-to-the-reward-for-information-in-the-murder-of-local-father-of-4/). Court records in Georgia show he was convicted on a handful of charges, most of which were habitual offenders charges and a count of burglary. “I want all four of the kids to know why they don’t have their dad because he was the best dad. He was initially charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and misdemeanor possession of marijuana, but those charges were later dropped. That would carry a mandatory sentence of life in prison. He dropped off the twins he shared with her, and then [the attack occurred just miles away](https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2022/02/22/jacksonville-beach-police-identify-father-of-4-gunned-down-in-front-of-2-year-old-daughter/) as he headed to his home in St. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office found a shotgun and a small baggie of marijuana in the car. This was a planned and targeted ambush and murder,” Smith said during Wednesday’s news conference. That tire, investigators believe, was part of the setup. [Bridegan](https://www.news4jax.com/topic/Jared_Bridegan/), 33, had just left the home of his ex-wife, Shanna Gardner-Fernandez, the night of the ambush on Feb. The I-TEAM has uncovered records confirming that Tenon rented a house owned by Mario Fernandez, who is married to Bridegan’s ex-wife.
Jacksonville Beach Police Department Chief Gene Paul Smith, joined by State Attorney Melissa Nelson, announced the arrest of 61-year-old Henry Tenon.
In February 2022, Bridegan was driving home after having dinner with his 9-year-old twins and 2-year old daughter, Smith said. Nelson explained that Tenon was charged with conspiracy to commit murder charge because he did not act alone. Tenon was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, second degree murder with a weapon, accessory after the fact to a capital felony, and child abuse, police announced.
Jacksonville Beach police announced the arrest of Henry Arthur Tenon, 61, in the shooting death of Jared Bridegan of St. Augustine.
She created "The Bexley Box" and is working on getting them into local police stations and sheriff's offices. His body got hurt, dad died, and then it just starts all over," she told the news station. She is focusing on her children and keeping them her priority," Luchetti said. "She too will continue to wait for additional news and a resolution. But State Attorney Melissa Nelson said he did not act alone in the death of 33-year-old [Jared Bridegan](https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2023/01/24/jared-bridegan-case-what-we-know-about-shooting-death-of-florida-father/69835466007/). arts and crafts company and fixtures in the Mormon community in Utah. "This isn’t the end and we won’t stop until we get there." Bridegan, an executive with Microsoft, had a long and bitter divorce with about 300 entries and motions in the court file. They can also contact First Coast Crime Stoppers at (866) 845-8477 (845-TIPS) to remain anonymous and be eligible for rewards or email [email protected]. Augustine father](https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2022/03/11/jared-galen-bridegan-jacksonville-beach-florida-death-ford-f-150-sought-fatal-shooting/9446406002/) after dropping off two of his children to his ex-wife in Jacksonville Beach, Police Chief Gene Paul Smith announced an arrest of a 61-year-old felon. Police soon released security video from homes and businesses in the area that night showing a pickup truck they're trying to learn more about — a dark-colored Ford F-150 with tan or brown running boards, likely a 2004 to 2008 model, with a silver toolbox in the back. Bridegan still had his now 3-year-old daughter in a car seat when he stopped to remove a tire from the road near the exit of The Sanctuary neighborhood on Feb.
Jacksonville cops on Wednesday announced Henry Tenon, 61, has been charged with second-degree murder and other raps for the February shooting death of Jared ...
I have tried to give them space.” The slain father’s new wife, Kirsten Bridegan, has doggedly pushed for an arrest in the case as she faces the prospect of raising their two kids without their doting dad. “I have tried to be respectful. Bexley, one of two kids Bridegan shared with his second wife, Kirsten Bridegan, sat in the car on the deserted street for roughly three minutes before a passerby saw her father lying in the road and called 911. But she dismissed it as nothing more than a macabre quip, asserting that those in the midst of divorces often make offhanded statements of that sort. [previously been named as suspects in the case](https://nypost.com/2022/02/23/florida-father-shot-dead-in-front-of-2-year-old-daughter/).
A suspect was arrested Wednesday on charges including conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the death of Jared Bridegan last year.
He genuinely did," she said. Nothing was stolen, he said. 16, 2022, when he came upon a tire blocking his path, police said.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — Jacksonville Beach Police Department Chief Gene Paul Smith and State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced Wednesday an arrest has ...
The software engineer had just dropped off the twins at Gardner-Fernandez’s house when he encountered a tire in the one-way road. Tenon is expected to appear in court on Thursday. She said her office was sharing limited information to protect the integrity of the case. RELATED: Johns County father of 4 Jared Bridegan. JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla.
Henry Tenon has been arrested for murder in connection with the February 2022 Jacksonville Beach, Florida homicide of 33-year-old Jared Bridegan.
And we sought information about the tire planted in the road that stopped Jared,” Chief Smith said. He noted that the information about the dark-colored Ford F-150 was extremely helpful to the authorities. “Henry Tenon was arrested for the following crimes: Conspiracy to commit murder, second-degree murder with a weapon, accessory after the fact to a capital felony and child abuse — all directly related to the murder of Jared.” Nelson also explained that the child abuse charge stems directly from the fact that Jared’s 2-year-old was put in harm’s way. “I want to personally thank everyone who has come forward to offer even the smallest bit of information,” he said. She said the route her husband was driving was one he had taken several times when dropping the twins off at their mother’s house, so someone who knew Jared’s routine could have taken advantage of it.
Henry Tenon is now facing a murder rap for allegedly killing Jared Bridegan, and has been linked to his ex-wife, Shanna Gardner-Fernandez, through property ...
Her marriage to Bridegan reportedly dissolved after she cheated on him. [Microsoft executive in front of his 2-year-old ](https://nypost.com/2023/01/25/jared-bridegan-murder-cops-annouce-arrest/)daughter last year has a direct connection to the slain father’s ex-wife and her new husband, property records show. The man charged in connection with the slaying of a
Jacksonville Beach Police and State Attorney Melissa Nelson did not disclose the evidence that links Tenon to the shooting. Nelson said the arrest report and ...
Neither Mario Fernandez nor Shanna Gardner-Fernandez have been named as suspects in the case. Jacksonville Beach Police and State Attorney Melissa Nelson did not disclose the evidence that links Tenon to the shooting. Bridegan was shot in front of then-2-year-old daughter when he stopped to remove a tire that was blocking the road off JTB.
The 61-year-old man arrested in connection with the targeted ambush shooting of a father of four in Jacksonville Beach last year will be arraigned on the ...
[$55,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and prosecution in the killing](https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2022/05/09/reward-increased-to-55k-for-information-in-murder-of-father-of-4/). The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF, is [offering an additional $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction](https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2022/02/24/atf-adds-5k-to-the-reward-for-information-in-the-murder-of-local-father-of-4/). Court records in Georgia show he was convicted on a handful of charges, most of which were habitual offender charges and a count of burglary. “I want all four of the kids to know why they don’t have their dad because he was the best dad. When Tenon was arrested in August, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office found a shotgun and a small baggie of marijuana in the car. He was initially charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and misdemeanor possession of marijuana, but those charges were later dropped. He said there was no inkling that either Fernandez or Tenon was up to anything. He dropped off the twins he shared with her, and then [the attack occurred just miles away](https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2022/02/22/jacksonville-beach-police-identify-father-of-4-gunned-down-in-front-of-2-year-old-daughter/) as he headed to his home in St. The I-TEAM has uncovered records confirming that Tenon rented a house owned by Mario Fernandez, who is married to Bridegan’s ex-wife. This was a planned and targeted ambush and murder,” Smith said during a Wednesday news conference. That tire, investigators believe, was part of the setup. [Bridegan](https://www.news4jax.com/topic/Jared_Bridegan/), 33, had just left the home of his ex-wife, Shanna Gardner-Fernandez, the night of the ambush.
Police made an arrest in the murder of St. Augustine father Jared Bridegan, who was shot dead in Jacksonville Beach on February 16, 2022.
The 61-year-old male faces the possibility of a life sentence after being charged with the murder of the Microsoft executive in February 2022.
Tenon is also reportedly a felon in Georgia. According to police, he came across a tire in the road, which was blocking his path. His daughter was still in the car. Records show Tenon is 6'3" and weighs 259lbs. Tenon's first court appearance was scheduled for the morning of January 25. WJXT4 reported that Gardner Fernandez has stated publicly that she is innocent.
A Florida father of four was killed in an "ambush style" shooting in Jacksonville Beach last February and now an arrest has been made.
Police made an arrest in the murder of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan and said that they believed the suspect did not work alone.
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Henry Tenon, 61, faced a judge in a Duval County courtroom on Thursday morning, when he was ordered held without bond in connection with the most serious ...
[gunned down](https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-mom-wants-answers-microsoft-exec-husband-gunned-down-front-2-year-old) in front of one of his young children on Feb. [FLORIDA POLICE, STATE ATTORNEY ANNOUNCE ARREST IN MURDER OF MICROSOFT EXECUTIVE JARED BRIDEGAN](https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-police-state-attorney-announce-arrest-murder-microsoft-executive-jared-bridegan) [to the slaying](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/homicide), but his most recent address has a surprising connection to Gardner-Fernandez. [Jacksonville Beach Police Department](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement) Chief Gene Paul Smith and Melissa Nelson, State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial District, announced the break in the case during a Wednesday press conference. [news station News4Jax.](https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/01/26/man-charged-in-ambush-murder-of-jared-bridegan-to-appear-in-court-thursday/) He is due to be arraigned on Feb. Henry Tenon, 61, faced a judge in a Duval County courtroom on Thursday morning.
Henry Tenon, 61, faced a judge in a Duval County courtroom on Thursday morning, when he was ordered held without bond in connection with the most serious ...
[gunned down](https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-mom-wants-answers-microsoft-exec-husband-gunned-down-front-2-year-old) in front of one of his young children on Feb. [FLORIDA POLICE, STATE ATTORNEY ANNOUNCE ARREST IN MURDER OF MICROSOFT EXECUTIVE JARED BRIDEGAN](https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-police-state-attorney-announce-arrest-murder-microsoft-executive-jared-bridegan) [to the slaying](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/homicide), but his most recent address has a surprising connection to Gardner-Fernandez. [Jacksonville Beach Police Department](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement) Chief Gene Paul Smith and Melissa Nelson, State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial District, announced the break in the case during a Wednesday press conference. [news station News4Jax.](https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/01/26/man-charged-in-ambush-murder-of-jared-bridegan-to-appear-in-court-thursday/) He is due to be arraigned on Feb. Henry Tenon, 61, faced a judge in a Duval County courtroom on Thursday morning.
Jared Bridegan was ambushed and shot multiple times in front of his toddler daughter in Jacksonville on Feb. 16, 2022. Police announced this week that they ...
“I am angry. Kirsten said her daughters also miss spending time with their older half-sister, Abigail, and half-brother, Liam. Although Gardner-Fernandez has denied involvement in Bridegan’s death, she previously admitted to asking a tattoo parlor employee in 2015 if he knew anyone who could “shut … “A grave injustice has been done to our family and that includes [the twins] and it continues to be done.” “She heard the noises of the shots that killed her dad, and she was alone wondering what happened to him, and he’s not answering her for minutes — and minutes are an eternity for a child,” the concerned mom said of Bexley. “This was orchestrated, this was planned and this was specific to Jared.”
Henry Teton, the man charged in Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan's murder, made his first court appearance on Thursday.
Documents reportedly said she had accused Bridegan of “disturbing and abusive behavior,” while he claimed she locked him out of the master bedroom and installed surveillance devices in both his car and the children’s bedroom. Bridegan was driving with his 2-year-old daughter in a car seat in the back. He is held on $500,003 each for the remaining three charges. Tenon is held on no bond for the murder charges. The child was unharmed, though authorities are charging Tenon with child abuse because she was put in harm’s way. He had just left the girl’s twin half-siblings with their mother — his ex-wife Shanna Gardner-Fernandez — and was returning home.