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‘A lot of decisions could be made’: Attorney weighs in on new evidence in Bridegan murder case

Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 1:00 AM
‘A lot of decisions could be made’: Attorney weighs in on new evidence in Bridegan murder case  — News4JAX Local, Nocatee Community news
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Prosecutors revealed Friday that the alleged gunman in the 2022 murder of Jared Bridegan may not have acted alone, a significant development disclosed during a pretrial hearing less than two weeks before the first of three trials is set to begin.Assistant State Attorney Alan Mizrahi made the disclosure during Mario Fernandez’s pretrial hearing Friday.“We also have overwhelming evidence that there was a conspiracy in this case,” Mizrahi said. “We know that multiple people are involved.”What prosecutors say happenedBridegan was killed in an ambush shooting in Jacksonville Beach in February 2022. Prosecutors say Henry Tenon left a tire in the road to force Bridegan out of his SUV before firing the fatal shots.On Friday, the state went further about what happened after the shooting.“When the victim was killed, there is a person that fled on foot and a person that fled in a vehicle,” Mizrahi said in court. “We know that Henry Tenon left his DNA behind on that tire, and we know that Henry Te

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