@trial_trackers: Day 1 of Mario Fernandez Saldana’s trial began with prosecutors alleging Jared Bridegan was deliberately lured out of his SUV with a tire placed in the road before he was killed. The defense argued Fernandez had no motive, did not benefit from Bridegan’s death and is not directly tied to the killing. Jurors then heard from the two people who discovered Bridegan, one of the first officers on scene, Bridegan’s wife Kirsten and the medical examiner. Kirsten testified about her final phone call with Jared and said she immediately identified Shanna Gardner and Fernandez as people police should investigate. Fernandez is accused of helping arrange Bridegan’s February 2022 killing and allegedly hiring Henry Tenon to carry it out. He has pleaded not guilty. #MarioFernandezSaldana #TrueCrime #Courtroom #Trial

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