Ex-wife charged in ambush-style killing of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan

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The ex-wife of a Microsoft executive who was gunned down in front of his young daughter has been charged with first-degree murder

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The ex-wife of a Microsoft executive who was gunned down by a triggerman in front of his young daughter has been charged with first-degree murder, and prosecutors in Florida plan to seek the death penalty.

A grand jury indicted Shanna Lee Gardner in the ambush-style death of Jared Bridegan, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced Thursday at a news conference in Jacksonville, Florida. Gardner, 36, was arrested in West Richland, Washington, and will be extradited to Florida to stand trial, Nelson said.

“From very, very early on, everything in my body and soul told me she was behind it,” Kristen Bridegan, Jared Bridegan's wife, said during the news conference.

Hank Coxe, who represents Gardner, said via email that he does not comment on pending cases.

The state is also seeking the death penalty against Gardner's husband, Mario Fernandez Saldana, who was arrested in March and charged in Bridegan's death. His attorney, Jesse Dreicer, said in an email that his client has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent. “We are dedicated to his defense and are optimistic that when the all of the facts are made available our client will be exonerated,” he wrote.

He was arrested after triggerman Henry Arthur Tenon, 62, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, court records show. He agreed to testify against Fernandez Saldana and Gardner, Nelson said.

Nelson did not say what led to Gardner's arrest or mention a motive.

“Henry Tenon did not act alone. Mario Fernandez did not plan alone. And Shanna Gardner’s indictment acknowledges her central and key role in the cold, calculated and