Photos: Jury selection for Mario Fernandez Saldana, 1 of 3 suspects accused in Jared Bridegan murder

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Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana, center, smiles while fixing’s tie and collar while talking with one of his defense attorneys Jesse Dreicer, right, before the start of jury selection in Saldana’s murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. Mario Fernandez Saldana is charged with first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony in the 2022 murder of his wife's ex-husband, Jared Bridegan, in Jacksonville Beach. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] — Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Defendant Mario Fernandez Saldana, center, smiles while fixing’s tie and collar while talking with one of his defense attorneys Jesse Dreicer, right, before the start of jury selection in Saldana’s murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. Mario Fernandez Saldana is charged with first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony in the 2022 murder of his wife's ex-husband, Jared Bridegan, in Jacksonville Beach. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)

Defense Attorney James Hill, left, Assistant State Attorneys Alan Mizrahi and Christina Stifler and Defense Attorney Jesse Dreicer hold a bench conference in Judge London Kite’s courtroom, Monday August 10, 2026 during the jury selection in Mario Fernandez Saldana’s first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony trial at the Duval County Court House in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] — Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Defense Attorney James Hill, left, Assistant State Attorneys Alan Mizrahi and Christina Stifler and Defense Attorney Jesse Dreicer hold a bench conference in Judge London Kite’s courtroom, Monday August 10, 2026 during the jury selection in Mario Fernandez Saldana’s first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony trial at the Duval County Court House in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)

Assistant State Attorney Steve Siegel watches as potential jurors file into Judge London Kite’s courtroom, Monday August 10, 2026 during the jury selection in Mario Fernandez Saldana’s first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony trial at the Duval County Court House in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] — Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Assistant State Attorney Steve Siegel watches as potential jurors file into Judge London Kite’s courtroom, Monday August 10, 2026 during the jury selection in Mario Fernandez Saldana’s first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony trial at the Duval County Court House in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)

Defense attorney Jesse Dreicer, left, checks his defendant’s suit as Mario Fernandez Saldana, center, fixes his tie before the start of jury selection in his murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. as his co-defense attorney James Hill, right, waits. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] — Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Defense attorney Jesse Dreicer, left, checks his defendant’s suit as Mario Fernandez Saldana, center, fixes his tie before the start of jury selection in his murder trial Monday morning, August 10, 2026 in the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. as his co-defense attorney James Hill, right, waits. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)

Defense Attorney James Hill, left, Assistant State Attorneys Alan Mizrahi and Christina Stifler and Defense Attorney Jesse Dreicer hold a bench conference in Judge London Kite’s courtroom, Monday August 10, 2026 during the jury selection in Mario Fernandez Saldana’s first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony trial at the Duval County Court House in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] — Mario Fernandez Saldana jury selection Defense Attorney James Hill, left, Assistant State Attorneys Alan Mizrahi and Christina Stifler and Defense Attorney Jesse Dreicer hold a bench conference in Judge London Kite’s courtroom, Monday August 10, 2026 during the jury selection in Mario Fernandez Saldana’s first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony trial at the Duval County Court House in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union] (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)

August 13, 2026 at 1:14 pm EDT

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