JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced the indictment of Jared Bridegan’s ex-wife on first-degree murder charges in the conspiracy that led to his ambush shooting last year.
Shanna Gardner was indicted Thursday morning by a grand jury in Florida and later arrested in Washington state.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agents arrested her in West Richland, Washington, where she moved with the twins she shared with Bridegan. ATF’s Jacksonville field office had been assisting Jacksonville Beach Police Department detectives since early in the investigation.
Gardner will be extradited to Duval County to face the charges which also include solicitation to commit first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and child abuse.
“We promised at the outset of this investigation we would not relent until we uncovered the truth of Jared’s murder, the whole and entire truth,” State Attorney Melissa Nelson said during a Thursday afternoon news conference. Jacksonville Beach’s police chief, Gene Paul Smith, and detectives stood by Nelson’s side.
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