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AFFIDAVIT FOR
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S.S.
A. A.
CASECASE
NO. NO. 22SA009567AD CCRNO
22SA009567AD CCR NO. 2022-220000517
. 2022-22 0000517
DIVISION JUDGE Judge Mered
DIVISION JUDGE ith
JudgeCharb
Meredith Charbula
ula
ASST
ASST STST ATTi' Christina
ATTY ChristinaSimak Stifler
Simak Stifler

STATE
STATE OFOF FLORIDA) )
FLORIDA
COUNT/OF
COUNTY OF DUVAL) )
DUVAL

Beforeme
Before methe
theundersigned
undersigned Judge of
ofthe
the Fourth
Fourth Judicial
Judicial Circuit,
Circuit,in
inand
andfor DuvalCounty,
forDuval Florida,personally
County, Florida, personally
came
came , who,
, who, being
being duly
duly sworn
sworn deposes and says
and says thatthat he has
he has reason
reason to to believeand
believe doesbelieve
anddoes that one
believethat one
HENRY
ARTHUR
ARTHUR TENON,
TENON, described
described asas
follows:
follows:Last
LastKnown
KnownAddress:
Address:8701
8701Old
OldKings Road, Jacksonville,
KingsRoad, FL 32219;
Jacksonville, FL 32219;
Race: Black;
Race: Black;Sex:
Sex: Male; DOB: 02/09/1961
Male; DOB: 02/09/1961;; Ht:
Ht: 6'3"; Wt: Hair: Black;
259; Hair:
Wt: 259; Eyes:gown;
Black; Eyes: Scars, Marks:
Brown; Scars, Marks:
did
UNKNOWN; did ininDuval
Duval County,
County,
Florida, on February
Florida, on 16,16,
and2022, and on/between
on/betwee January
n January 5, 2022
5, 2022 and August 18,
andAugust 18,
2022,commit
2022, committhe
thebelow-listed
below-listedoffense(s),
offense(s), contrary to the provisions
provisions of
of Florida
Florida Statutes:
Statutes:
1 SECOND DEGREE
SECOND DEGREEMURDER
MURDER WITH
WITHAAWEAPON,
WEAPON,3782.04(2),
5782.04(2),775.087(1),
775.087(1), LI
LI
22 CONSPIRA CY TO COMMIT
CONSPIRACY TO COMMITFIRST DEGREE
FIRST DEGREEMURDER,
MURDER,8782.04(1
S782.04(1)(a), 777.04(3), Fl
)(a), 777.04(3), F1
33 ACCESSO RY AFTER
ACCESSORY THETHE
AFTER FACTFACTTOTO
A CAPITAL
A CAPITAL FELONY, S777.03(1)(0
FELONY, 8777.03(1 )(c) & & (2)(a),
(2)(a), Fl
F1
44 CHILD ABUSE,
CHILD 8827.03(1
ABUSE, )(b), F3
S827.03(1)(b), F3

Affiant'sreasons
Affiant's reasonsfor
forso
sobelieving
believingare
are as
as follows:
follows:

YourAffiant,
Your Affiant,Detective
DetectiveC.
C.L.L.Johns,
Johns,isisaaPolice
Police Officer
Officerfor
forthe
theJacksonville
JacksonvilleBeach
Beach Police Department (JBPD)
Police Department and is
(JBPD) and is
currentlyassigned
currently assignedto
to the General Investigations Unit. Your Affiant has served as a police officer for four (4) years.
the General Investigations Unit. Your Affiant has served as a police officer for four (4) years.

YourAffiant
Your Affianthas
hasreceived
received training
trainingininpolice
police standards
standards for
for the
the State
State of
of Florida
Florida at the JSO
at the Criminal Justice
JSO Criminal Justice Training
Training
Center.While
Center. Whileemployed
employedwith
withthetheJBPD,
JBPD, yourAffiant attended several investigations courses dedicated to
your Affiant attended several investigations courses dedicated Homicide
to Homicide
andDeath
and DeathInvestigations,
Investigations,and
andcrime
crimescene investigations.
scene investigatio ns.

OnWednesday,
On Wednesday, February
February16,16, 2022,
2022, Jared
Jared Bridegan
Brideganwaswasmurdered.
murdered. Shortly
Shortly before
before 8
8 p.m.
p.m. that evening, Bridegan
that evening, Bridegan
was found
was found lying
lying in
in the roadway of the
the roadway of the 4000 block of Sanctuary. Boulevard in Jacksonville Beach suffered
having suffered
of Sanctuary Boulevard in Jacksonville Beach having
multiplegunshots.
multiple gunshots.Based
Basedonon the
theevidence
evidence at the scene information uncovered
and information
scene and in the
uncovered in investigation
subsequent investigatio
the subsequent n
— both
— both ofof which
which are
are detailed in this
this affidavit
affidavit—
—Bridegan's
Bridegan'sdeath is best be described as a targeted murder.
death is best be described as a targeted murder.

Immediatelybefore
Immediately before his
his murder,
murder, Bridegan driving north
Bridegan was driving north on
on Sanctuary
Sanctuary Boulevard
Boulevard — ® aadark,
dark, residential
residential roadway.
roadway.
Brideganhad
Bridegan had just
just dropped
dropped off his twin
twin children whom he
children whom shared custody with his ex-wife, Shanna Gardner,
he shared custody with his ex-wife, Shanna Gardner, at at
Gardner'snearby
Gardner's nearby Jacksonville
Jacksonville Beach home. Still
Beach home. Still in the
in the car was Bridegan's 2-year-old daughter from his current
Bridegan's 2-year-old daughter from his current
marriage. Bridegan
marriage. Bridegan and
and his children had gone out for
gone out for their
their routine "date night"
routine "date night" dinner
dinnerand
and Bridegan
Bridegan and his youngest
and his youngest
child were
child were returning
returninghome
home for
for the
the evening.
evening.

Consistent with
Consistent withthe
theroute
routehehenormally
normallytraveled
traveledhome,
home,Bridegan
Brideganturned
turnedonto
ontoSanctuary
SanctuaryBoulevard
Boulevard—-aaroad
road he used
he used
to access
to access J.
J.Turner
Turner Butler This road
Butler Boulevard. This roadunlike nearby commercial
unlike the nearby area,isisdark
commercial area, dark and
andmostly residential
mostly residential
withno
with no businesses
businesses inin the immediate area.
area.

came upon
Bridegan came upon aa damaged
damagedtiretirein
inthe roadthat
.the road that blocked
blocked the
the path
path of
oftravel.
travel. Analyzing
Analyzingall
all the evidenceinintotality,
the evidence totality,
Brideganstopped
Bridegan stopped his
his car,
car, turned
turned on hazard lights,
his hazard
on his and opened his door. Upon exiting his car, he
lights, and opened his door. Upon exiting his car, he was shotwas shot
multipletimes
multiple timesand
anddied at-the
died-at thescene. His 2-year-old daughter was strapped in a car seat the backseat.
scene. His 2-yearold daughter was -strapped in a car seat in the backseat. Other
i❑ Other
than the
than the murderer(s),
murderer(s), she
she was Ihe
the only witness to
only witness to her
herfather's murder.
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 Bridegan's
Bridegan's wife,
wife, K.B.,
K.B., spoketotohim
spoke himjust
justmoments
momentsbefore
before the
the murder;
murder;she she told investigatorsthere
told investigators therewas nothing
was nothing
unusual
unusual in in
that conversation. Bridegan was not armed and
that conversation. Bridegan was not armed and there was no evidence of a struggle. Bridegan's
there was no evidence of a struggle. Bridegan's
'personal
personalitems
items— —his
hiswristwatch,
wristwatch,wedding
weddingring,
ring,phone,
phone,money,
money,and
andwallet
wallet —were
werenot
nottaken.
taken.His
Hiscar
carwas not stolen,
was not stolen,
andhis
and hisdaughter
daughterwas wasnot
notphysically
physicallyharmed.
harmed. Trajectory rods and ballistics show that projectiles struck the interior
rods and ballistics show that prqjectiles struck the interior
ofofthe
thevehicle,
vehicle,including
including metal and glass, within feet of where the child was strapped into her car seat in therear
metal and glass, within feet of where the child was strapped into her car seat in the rear
passengerside
passenger sideof
ofthe
thevehicle,
vehicle,an
anact
actthat
thatreasonably
reasonablycould
couldhave
havebeen
beenexpected
expected to
to cause physical or
cause physical or mental
mental injury
injury
totoher.
her.Witnesses
Witnessesadvised
advised that
thatthe
thechild
childwas
wascrying
cryingwhen
whenthey
theyarrived
arrivedononscene.
scene.

---- "Jusraft
ust after-13 er
p.m:, February-1-6?uary^
8 p.m:;-Fe , 2022,- Jacksonville Beach Police'
entDepartment--officers-arrived
Police Departm officers" arrived on-on -scene-to-the-
scene-to the
homicide.They
homicide. Theyfound
found33-year-old
33-year»old
Bridegan
Bridegan dead
deadoutside
outsideofofhis
hiscar.
car.After thethe
After scene
scenewas
wassecured,
secured,police
policecollected
collected
evidence—
evidence — Active Crim e — and canvassed the area seeking witnesses
— and canvassed the area seeking witnesses
andsurveillance
and surveillancevideo.
video.

Investigation
Investigation has included witness interviews, more than 7777 30search
searchwarrants, review
has included witness interviews, more than subpoenas,
subpoenas,more
morethan
than30 warrants,and
and review
ofof Active Crim
.These,
These, along with other
along with other
investigativetools,
investigative tools,have
haveled
ledto
tothe
theidentification
identificationofofthe
thesuspect, Henry Tenon.
suspect, Henry Tenon.

Thedamaged
The damagedtire
tireininthe
themiddle
middleofofthe
theroadway
roadwaywaswas too
too large
large to
to drive
drive over.
over. Motion-activated
Motion-activated surveillance
surveillancevideos
videos
aroundthe
around thehomicide
homicidescene
scene suggest
suggest to Affiant
Affiant that
thatthe
thedamaged
damaged tire
tirewas
was not
not in
in the
the roadway
roadway shortly
shortlybefore the
before the
shooting,because
shooting, because no
novehicles
vehicles driving
drivingononSanctuary Boulevard were seen swerving to avoid the damaged
Sanctuary Boulevard were seen swemng to avoid the damaged tire. tire.

_ Law
Law enforcementidentified
enforcement identifiedthe
thedamaged
damagedtire
tireas
asbelonging
belonging to
to aa 2004 Ford F-150
2004 Ford Lariat.
F-150 Lariat.

Active Crim

The Jacksonville
The JacksonvilleBeach
BeachPolice
Police Department issued several
Department issued public advisories
several public advisories seeking
seeking information
informationon
on the
Suspect
the Suspect
Truckand
Truck andthe
thedamaged
damaged tire,
tire, including
including pictures of both in their notices.
pictures of both in their notices.

HenryTenon
Henry Tenonisisaa black
blackmale,
male,approximately
approximately61-years-old,
61-years-old,height 6'36'3and weighing 259 pounds.
height and weighing 259 pounds.Tenon has a
Tenon has a
criminalrecord
criminal recordininthe
theStates
Statesof
ofGeorgia
Georgia and Florida, including multiple felony convictions for Driving on Suspended
including multiple felony convictions for Driving on Suspended
License (Habitual
License (HabitualTraffic
TrafficOffender),
Offender), Burglary,
Burglary,Grand
GrandTheft,
Theft,and
andUnlawful
UnlawfulPossession
Possession of Firearms.
of Firearms.

Investigationrevealed
Investigation revealedHenry
HenryTenon
Tenonpossessed
possessed aa blue
blue Ford
Ford F-150
F-150 Lariat,
Lariat, matching
matching the
the description
description of
of the Suspect
the Suspect
Truck. Law
Truck. Law enforcement
enforcement began
began to focus on Tenon as a potential suspect.
focus on Tenon as a potential suspect.

InAugust
In August2022,
2022, Henry
Henry Tenon
Tenon was arrested
arrested on
on an
anunrelated
unrelated felony
felony driving
driving charge.
charge.During
During aa custodial
custodialinterview,
interview,
Tenon was questioned about
Tenon about the
the murder
murder and
and the
the Ford
Ford F-150,
F-150, Active Crim

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Link between Bridegan and Tenon

and - -...-- . . . .....

Investigation
Investigation revealeda asingle
revealed singlelink
linkbetween
betweenJared Brideganand
JaredBridegan andHenry-Tenon:
Henry Tenon:Mario
MarioFernandez Saldana. Tenon
Fernandez Saldana. Tenon
wasaatenant
was tenantininaahome
homeon on Potomac
Potomac Avenue
Avenue in Jacksonville,Florida
in Jacksonville, Florida owned by Fernandez Saldana.Fernandez
owned by Fernandez Saldana. Fernandez
Saldanaisisthe
Saldana thecurrent
currenthusband
husbandof ofShana
ShanaGardner,
Gardner,Jared
JaredBridegan's
Bridegan's ex-wife.
ex-wife.

Investigation
Investigation into
into Bridegan's
Bridegan's background
backgroundrevealed highlyacrimonious
revealedaahighly acrimoniousdivorce fromhis
divorcefrom ex-wife, ShannaGardner,
his ex-wife,Shanna Gardner,
andaacontentious
and contentious relationship with Gardner and Fernandez Saldana.
relationship with Gardner and Fernandez Saldana.

EvideniceofofPayment
Evidence Paymentfrom
fromFernandez
FernandezSaldana
Saldanato
toTenon
Tenon

Affiantreceived
Affiant receivedTenon's
Tenon'sfinancial
financialrecords
recordsfrom
fromPNC
PNCBank
Bankon
onOctober 14,2022.
October14, Upon conducting
2022. Upon conducting the initial review,
the initial
review,
threehandwritten
three handwritten checkswere
checks werediscovered
discoveredfrom
fromFernandez
FernandezSaldana.
Saldana Active Crim
Active Crim

Active Crim

Phone Toll
Phone Tollrecords
records

Tenon's Potomac
Tenon's Potomac lease ended
ended in
in February according to
February 2022, according to Tenon's
Tenon's roommate,
roommate, Jeremy Ordway. During
Jeremy Ordway. During his
his
interview,Tenon
interview, Tenondenied
deniedhaving
havingany
anyphone contact with Fernandez Saldana after ending his lease, except
phone contact with Femandez Saldana after ending his lease, except for for a
a
single contact
single contact in
inMay.
May.This
Thisclaim wasbelied
claimwas beliedby
byphone
phonetoll
tollrecords
recordswhich
whichshowed
showedthat Tenonand
thatTenon Fernandez Saldana
and Fernandez Saldana
had35
had 35 phone
phone contacts in February,
contacts in February, 30
30 phone
phone contacts in
in March,
March, and
and 5-7
5-7 phone contacts in
phone contacts in May and June.
May and June.

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Active Crim
The only link
linkbetween
betweenTenon
Tenon and
and Bridegan
BrideganisisFernandez
FernandezSaldana.
Saldana. Fernandez
Fernandez Saldana paid the
Saldana paid the suspect
suspect Active Crim
after the murder.
Active Crim after murder. Minutes
Minutes after Bridegan dropped
dropped his
his children
children off
off at
at Gardner
Gardner and
and Fernandez
FernandezSaldana's
Saldana's
home and began
begandriving
driving his
his usual
usual route
route home,
home,aadamaged
damagedFord
FordF-150
F-150tire
tireblocked
blockedBridegan's
Bridegan's travelrequiring
travel requiringhim
him
to stop his vehicle. When
WhenBridegan
Brideganstopped
stoppedhis
hisvehicle,
vehicle,he
hewas murderedininfront
wasmurdered frontofofhis
histwo-year
two-yearold daughter.
olddaughter.
Nothingwas
Nothing wasstolen
stolenfrom
fromthethescene.
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Given the totality

totalityof
ofthe
theevidence,
evidence, there is probable cause
causeto
toestablish
establishTenon
Tenonwas
wasaaprincipal
principaltotoBridegan's
Bridegan'smurder
murder
and that Tenon conspired with
that Tenon with and assisted
assistedothers
othersinvolved
involvedin
inBridegan's
Bridegan'smurder.
murder.

(. Jaileur Ab2J4
!i5nt,#
iant, #
Agency: Jacksonville
Agency: Jacksonville Police
Beach Department
Police Department
Section:
Duty Section:
Lru

Sworn toand
Sworn to andsubscribed
subscribedbefore
beforeme
methis
this 004.
^H day
dayofof
January,
January,2023,
2023,bybythe aforementioned
the aforementionedAffiant
Affiant [[ ] ]
who
who is personally known
known to
to me
me or
or [A
[^ who
who has
has produced
produced
as
as identification and who did take an
identification and an oath.
oath.

^ru<^'
Judge
Judge ofofthe
the C^-^c^
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Sc-- Court
Courtofofthe
the
Judicial Circuit
Fourth Judicial Circuit in and
and for
for Duval,
Duval, County,
County,
Florida
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S. A.
S. A. CASE
CASE NO.
NO. 22SA009567AD
22SA009567AD CCRNO.
CCR NO. 2022-220000517,
2022-220000517
DIVISION
DIVISION JUDGE Judge Meredith Charbula
ASSTSTATTY
ASST ST ATTY Christina Simak Stiffer

INTHE
IN THENAME
NAMEOFOFTHE
THESTATE
STATEOF
OF FLORIDA
FLORIDA
TO ALL
TO ALL SINGULAR
SINGULARTHE
THESHERIFFS
SHERIFFSOROR DEPUTY
DEPUTY
SHERIFFSOF
SHERIFFS OF THESTATE
STATEOF
OF LORIDA
.LORIDA-

WHEREAS, upon the the or

sworn affidavit, complaintof C.
or other sworn testimony
L L. Johns, the undersigned
of C.the
of
Judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit of ininand
Florida, for
and for Duval has
County, that
has found that there exists probable cause
to believe
to believe that one HENRY
that one HENRY ARTHUR
ARTHURTENON,
TENON,did
didon
onFebruary
February16,16, 2022, and on/between January §, 2022
January 5, 2022 and
and
18,
August 18, in
2022 in Duval County, Floridathe to
commit the below-listed the
offense(s), contrary to the provisions
of of Florida
"
Statutes:
1 SECOND DEGREE
SECOND MURDER
DEGREE MURDER WITH
WITH AAWEAPON,
WELPON,3782.04(2),
S782.04(2),775.087(1),
775.087(1),LI
LI
22 CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT
CONSPIRACY FIRST
TO COMMIT FIRSTDEGREE
DEGREEMURDER,
MURDER,8782.04(1 )(a), 777.04(3),
S782.04(1)(a), 777.04(3),F1
Fl
33 ACCESSORY AFTER
ACCESSORY THETHE
AFTER FACT TO A CAPITAL FELONY, S777.03(1)(c) & (2)(a), F1
FACT TO A CAPITAL FELONY, S777.03(1)(c) & (2)(a), Fl
44 CHILD ABUSE, 3827.03(1 )(b), F3
CHILD ABUSE, S827.03(1)(b), F3
You are
are HEREBY
HEREBY COMMANDED
COMMANDED to to arrest
arrest HENRY
HENRYARTHUR
ARTHURTENON,
TENON,Last
LastKnown
KnownAddress:
Address: 8701
8701Old
Old
Kings Road,
Kings Road, Jacksonville,
Jacksonville, FL
FL32219;
32219;Race:
Race: Black;
Black; Sex:
Sex: Male;
Male; DOB:
DOB: 02/09/1961; Ht: 6'3"; Wt:
02/09/1961; Ht: Wt: 259;
259; Hair
Hair.
Black;Eyes:
Black; Eyes:Brown;
Brown;Scars,
Scars, Marks:
Marks: UNKNOWN;
UNKNOWN; if he if
behe be found
found county,
in yourin your and safely
county, keep
and himhimsosothat
thatyou
you
have his body before
have beforeaaJudge
Judgeofofthe
theDuval
DuvalCounty
CountyCircuit
CircuitCourt,
Court, at
at the Courthouse in
the Courthouse instanter, to be
Jacksonville, instanter,
in Jacksonville, be
with according
dealt with according to
to law.
law.
Appearance bond
Appearance bondisisfixed
fixed per
percount
countat:
at:
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1)$ Zot4
2)$_l^^j2Q^
2) $ 500 ( 003
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4) $ 5&0.06^
500,00

under my
Given under myhand
handand
andseal
sealthis
this ^?^<
. L( day
dayofofJanuary,
January, 2023.
2023.

Judge
^
Judge ofof
thethe CI
C\-cv^V Court Courtofofthe
for Duval,
the
County,
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Circuit in and County,
Florida
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thisArrest Warrant
^^_^ toythe day of , 20
of, __^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2Q__, and- it on
, and executed it on
the
th®day of of , 20
20__, , arresting the
byby thewithin named
,

and
and him
having / now
him / her her now
before the
the Court day of
this this , 20
_„ day of , 20,

Arresting Officer: ID#

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Agency:

Duty Section:

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JAIL DOCKET NO.
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