JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Duval County Circuit Court judge ordered a pause Tuesday on a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the wife of Jared Bridegan against his accused killers, pending the outcome of their murder trial set to begin in October.

Court records obtained by First Coast News Thursday show Duval County Circuit Court Judge Katie Dearing granted a motion from Shanna Gardner, Mario Fernandez-Saldana and Henry Tenon to stay the litigation, meaning the civil case will not proceed further until the outcome of Gardner's and Fernandez's murder trial.

Gardner and Fernandez Saldana are charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, solicitation to commit a capital felony and child abuse. Gardner and Bridegan were mired in a longtime contentious divorce and child custody

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