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

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The ex-wife of a Microsoft executive who was gunned down in front of his young daughter has been charged with first-degree murder. Prosecutors in Florida plan to seek the death penalty. State Attorney Melissa Nelson says a grand jury indicted Shanna Lee Gardner in the ambush-style death of Jared Bridegan. She says the 36-year-old Gardner was arrested in West Richland, Washington, and will be extradited to Florida to stand trial. The state is also seeking the death penalty against Gardner’s husband, Mario Fernandez Saldana. He was arrested in March 2023. The triggerman pleaded guilty in March to second-degree murder and agreed to testify against Fernandez Saldana and Gardner.