LIVE UPDATES: Prosecution rests on Day 6 of Mario Fernandez trial for murder of Jared Bridegan

The murder trial for Mario Fernandez Saldana is underway in Jacksonville, Florida, for the 2022 shooting death of Jared Bridegan, a 33-year-old Microsoft senior design manager and father of four. Prosecutors allege Fernandez helped orchestrate a murder-for-hire plot targeting Bridegan and that Henry Tenon, Fernandez’s former tenant and handyman, was the gunman. Prosecutors say Bridegan was ambushed and shot after stopping to move a tire deliberately placed in the road in Jacksonville Beach. Fernandez has pleaded not guilty. His wife, Shanna Gardner, is also charged with first-degree murder, and her trial is scheduled to begin in September. The following are live updates from the courtroom. Tenon faces the same charges. Time notes are Eastern Daylight Time. Please forgive typos.

4:35 p.m. Court is adjourned until 9 a.m. EDT tomorrow.

4:33 p.m. After several minutes of asking questions to counsel and quiet study, the judge denies the defense motions for acquittal. She tells counsel she now wants to discuss how the rest of the trial will proceed. Defense says they can wrap up their witnesses in half a day, and the judge says there will need to be a charge conference (reviewing jury instructions) before closing arguments are presented. After some back and forth, it’s decided that the prosecution will be prepared to give its closing argument on Tuesday afternoon. Then the jury will be sent home for the night, and the defense will give its closing argument on Wednesday morning. The judge will then give the jury their instructions, and they will go into deliberations Wednesday afternoon.

4:25 p.m. Prosecution presents its arguments as to why they believe they have proved their case. Prosecutor says it comes down to the totality of evidence — all of it together is proof that he was plotting this murder and paid the gunman for carrying it out. He argues an “earnest ask” is not needed in this case because the killing itself is proof that the ask happened. Fernandez is the only connection between the alleged gunman (Tenon) and the victim (Jared Bridegan).

4:15 p.m. Defense files a motion seeking acquittal on counts 1 and 2. Defense says the evidence presented by prosecutors is insufficient to warrant a conviction for two reasons. One, the charges require evidence of a communicative act between Fernandez and Tenon to arrange the murder; he says there has been no evidence submitted to show that this happened. He says there has also been no witness testimony to an earnest request from Fernandez to Tenon to kill Jared. He says even with the documented payments from Fernandez to Tenon, there is no evidence that those checks were payments for the homicide. He also says no evidence was presented that Fernandez intended to murder Bridegan, and points out that proof of a relationship between Bridegan’s ex-wife and himself alone is not enough to prove he plotted with her to have Bridegan killed. Defense attorney lists several cases he believes set a precedent for acquittal in this case. Judge is now reviewing the motion he as filed and the cases listed.

4 p.m. Prosecution tells the court it rests its case. Judge addresses the jury, says there are some matters she has to take care of with counsel now that the prosecution has rested and excuses jurors for the day.

3:59 p.m. Judge says she’s allowing defense to rephrase that question. Defense: Mr. Fernandez did, in fact, have a job when he was married to Shanna, correct? Johns: Correct. Jared Bridegan did not have a job when he was married to her, correct? Johns: Correct. Prosecutor redirect: Jared Bridegan was in school when he and Shanna were married? Johns: Yes. End of questioning.

3:54 p.m. Defense recross: That postnuptial agreement shows Fernandez was mamking $28K a year when he was married to Shanna? Johns: Correct. Defense: That’s $28K more than Jared Bridegan made when he was married to Shanna, correct? Prosecution raises objection; judge sustains it but calls for sidebar.

3:46 p.m. Prosecution redirect: Can you please explain to the jury how few of Shanna and Mario’s financial transactions we’re able to see in this “snapshot” entered into evidence? Johns says investigators looked into a lot of potential financial accounts, but these are the only ones we were able to get. Prosecutor: Do you have any evidence that Mario wrote any other large checks to charity? Any other checks to Kickstarter? Any checks directed to helping another person? Johns: No. Prosecutor: Mario only spent money for himself and his own financial interests? Johns: Yes
Prosecutor: Did Mario get money from Shanna Gardner’s parents? Johns: Yes. Prosecutor: We know that Mario got at least $75K in checks & over $300K from the sale of Shanna and Jared’s home? Johns: Correct. Prosecutor shows Shanna and Mario’s postnuptial agreement and establishes that it says they were married 4/13/18; there was an update in Oct. 2019. Johns validates the document shows Mario was self-employed making $28K and Shanna was self-employed making over $30K.
Prosecutor: Why did Tenon receive checks from Mario on the same day and deposit them on separate days? (objection/foundation) Rephrase of question: How were Tenon’s check stubs recovered? Johns: Entact, inside his truck.

3:41 p.m. Defense goes over Tenon’s financial records, asks if the negative balances indicate that Tenon couldn’t pay his rent and may have said so to Mario — just as Mario says. Johns: It shows he probably had trouble playing it. Defense asks if Tenon could have been trying to work out a deal with Mario to use “sweat equity,” or trade work for rent. Johns says it’s possible.

3:36 p.m. Defense shows financial statements from Mario’s account. Defense asks if it’s true that in the three months prior to the homicide, the documents show no evidence that Mario paid Tenon anything. Johns: Correct, unless it was a cash payment. Prosecutor shows there are no payments to Tenon during the latter half of February, either. Establishes that the homicide started being covered heavily in the media in mid-March and suggests that this puts Tenon is on notice that police are looking for him and wants to fix his trust. Defense also suggests end-of-the-month checks for $2K and $3K could have been bulk payments for actual work done in the months prior to the homicide.

3:24 p.m. Defense shows Johns statements for Shana Gardner’s trust fund for the 2 months prior to Jared Bridegan’s death, and a statement for February 2022. He asks Johns if he can point to “one single” transaction that shows Mario got any money from the trust account in this time period? Johns says no. Defense shows March statement for trust (after Bridegan’s death) and says: Show me where this says Mario got “one single penny” from this account. Johns: There was a $1,500 transfer, but it doesn’t say where the money went. Defense: You have no idea if he got this money? Johns: Not based on that statement. Defense shows April statement for trust and asks again if there is evidence that Mario got any money that month? Johns: $1K was transferred to a checking account. Defense: You don’t know who got it? Johns: Not without looking at other documents.
Defense: At this point, we’re not even close to $50K. In April, when money is transferred out of the trust fund, the document shows money goes to new accounts for Shanna’s kids — not Mario. Any reason to believe he got any? Johns: I don’t know how much he got. Defense: It’s true that the vast majority of the money went to Shanna? Johns: Yes. Defense: Do you have any evidence that $50K went to Mario? Johns: Not based on those statements. Defense: “Mr. Fernandez didn’t get richer (after he and Shanna separated); he got poorer, right?” Johns: Yes.

3:15 p.m. Defense suggests that Mario’s transfers to his business account, and then back to his personal account, could mean he overestimated a cost and then transferred back the money he did not need to pay for that cost. Johns says that’s not likely because, typically, when a person transfers personal funds to a business account, that person is making a contribution to their company and would not withdraw it again. It helps the company, so “I don’t see why you would move it back.” Defense: But he could have? Johns: Yes, but it would be unusual to do that. Says he’s basing that thought on his police and financial backgrounds. Defense tries to get Johns to say the move is “not suspicious” a few times, and Johns continues to say the transfer is “unusual.”

3:08 p.m. In your investigation, you looked into the financial connections between Shanna Gardner’s parents and Mario? Not really. Defense:”Then what have you been testifying to for the last hour?” I looked at certain financial transactions. Did you know that Shanna and Mario had a prenuptial agreement? No. You’re seeing this for the first time? Yes. Defense shows the prenuptial agreement to Johns and establishes that Mario owned the Tesla prior to the marriage.

3:03 p.m. Defense cross continues with detective Johns on the stand.

2:45 p.m. Judge calls for an afternoon break. Jury is escorted out of the courtroom. Court scheduled to resume at 3 p.m. EDT.

2:42 p.m. Defense displays documentation showing that in Sept. 2021, before the homicide, Mario had access to over $220K. Defense: If anyone were to think that the $50K he transferred to himself 1 week after the homicide had to have come from the Gardner trust, that would not be true, correct?. Johns: I think that’s a mischaracterization. Defense: At least part of those assets would have come from the trust, but Mario had plenty of money in his own account? Johns: Yes, but some of his “personal” funds would have come from Gardners. “He was only making $37K a year; some of that money had to come from Gardners.”

2:37 p.m. Defense Cross: Defense attorney verifies with Johns that Shanna’s parents are extremely wealthy and gave Shanna and Mario money on several occations — not just the two $75K checks pointed out by prosecutors. Defense: The moment Mario married into that family, he started getting money? Johns: I don’t have evidence of that, but I have no reason to believe he and Shanna didn’t get money in addition to what’s documented here. Johns says, “their lifestyle was funded by the Gardners.” Defense points out that Jared Bridegan didn’t work when he was married to Shanna, and so he also lived off her family’s trust money. Johns agrees.

2:34 p.m. State enters Exhibit 3C-25. It’s a legal document concerning Shanna Gardner’s financial trust from her parents. Johns reads the document, which says “when our daughter Shana shall have no further legal entanglements with her former husband,” she can again elect to be the trustee of her account.

2:30 p.m. More financial records highlighted. Johns talks about a 2021 bank wire deposit for $382,894, which he says came from the sale of Shanna Gardner’s house. Notes large withdrawals coming out of the account managed by Mario. Johns says most of the large deposits are coming to Mario’s account from Shanna’s trust, for which he was a managing trustee. A $35K deposit is noted; Johns says its from the sale of Mario’s Tesla. Johns says there is a note saying that Shanna Gardner can resume control of her trust when she has “no further legal entanglements” with her former husband, Jared Bridegan. Then in April 2022, Shanna opens up a new account and transfers in large amounts of money. Johns says his investigation shows that this was done because she and Mario were separating (planning to end their marriage) and also separating their money.

2:24 p.m. More financial records are shown. Johns testifies to business transactions Mario made prior to Jared Bridegan’s death and after his death.
2021 check for $2Kto Tri-H Construction — Whitehorse property address and “agreement”
2021 check for $16,300 to Tri-H Construction — Whitehorse property
2021 check for over $2K to Tri-H Construction
2021 check for $317 to Current Electrical Contractors — Whitehorse property
March 2022 check for $2K to Henry Tenon — landscaping memo
March 2022 check for $3K to Henry Tenon — roofing memo
March 2022 check for $5K to Henry — kickstarter memo
April 2022 check for $240 to JB Coxwell
April 2022 check for $7449 to Current Electrical Contractors
June 2022 check for $425 to JB Coxwell
June 2022 check for $250 to JB Coxwell

2:11 p.m. State enters the exhibit of Fernandez’s financial records — folders of accounts for Mario Fernandez, Shanna Gardner, and small-business accounts for Mario and Shanna, including First Choice Home Rentals, LLC. Johns shows where payments to Henry Tenon in March for $2,000 and $3,000, and one in April for $5,000. Johns says there is also a $240 check written from this account that matches the dates on Tenon’s account for a cash deposit of $240. There is also a $10K withdrawl made on 10/14/22, and a transfer of $5,000. Prosecutor: Does this seem to be a lot of money moving around? Yes (objection/sidebar)

2:04 p.m. Prosecutor continuing to go over Henry Tenant’s financial records. July 8-Aug. 4, 2022, statement shows a beginning balance of $204.83; $820 in deposits; an ending balance in the negatives. January 2022 check for $364.37 from Mario; Johns testifies this is an amount typical of what Mario usually paid Tenon for a week’s worth of work he did.
There are also cash deposits shown. Johns says he has no idea where these cash deposits are coming from:
2/16/22: $250 cash deposit
2/18: $350.00 cash deposit
3/14: $520.00 cash deposit
Prosecutor and Johns go over several more records of check deposits, showing:
3/28/22: deposit of $2,000 from First Choice Home Rentals LLC, memo: landscaping and clearing. Any invoices from Tenant? No.
3/28/22: deposit of $3,000 from First Choice Home Rentals, LLC; memo: keeping up with the roof
4/4/22: deposit of $5,000 from First Choice Home Rentals, LLC; memo: kickstarter good luck!
Prosecutor: Are these payments different than the payments he received from his normal job? Johns: Yes, sir. Some deposits tied to Tenon’s work show:
4/22/22: $362.00 check deposit
5/1/22: $700 cash deposit
6/10/22: $365.19 check deposit
7/8/22: $324.93 check deposit

1:50 p.m. The exhibit is digital evidence covering Tenant’s financial activity from the beginning of 2022 through the time he was arrested on Aug. 18, 2022. Beginning balance on the January statement is 52 cents; the average monthly balance is more than $170 in the negative. Beginning balance for the February statement is negative $2.36; several hundred dollars have been deposited. Beginning balance for the March statement is $57.30; deposits totaled $11,895; the month-end balance is over $9,000 balance. Record of individual deposits in March:

• 3/28: $2,000
• 3/29 $3,000
• 4/6 $5,000

Johns says these deposits match withdrawals from Mario’s financial accounts. Prosecutor also points out a transaction from 4/4, in which money was spent to repair Henry’s truck.

1:37 p.m. Prosecution calls detective Chris Johns to the stand. Shows him State exhibit #199 and enters it into evidence. How did you go about obtaining financial records in this investigation of this case? We went through the Attorney General’s office. Exhibit includes Henry Tenon’s credit card and bank information.

1:34 p.m. Jury has been returned to the courtroom. Court is back in session.

12:20 p.m. Prosecution has follow up. Asks Juan if he loves his mom and dad. He says he does. No further questions. It’s now time for lunch break. Court is back at 1:30 p.m.

12:10 p.m. Law enforcement did not believe Juan was being truthful about the 10mm gun, and he was put on administrative leave. He was not found to be untruthful. Immunity was discussed for Juan. He was interviewed by ATF and state law enforcement. He told the truth every time, he says. Juan had no involvement in the homicide of Jared Bridegan. No further questions from defense.

12:04 p.m. Juan is asked about his department-issued guns. Prosecution ends questioning. Defense now cross-examining. Juan never saw his dad with a firearm after John was released from jail. They never went shooting. If Juan had seen John breaking the law as a police officer, he would be required to report him. Juan saw Mario in the days after Feb. 16, 2022. Mario came to help set up some tables and chairs for a rehearsal dinner on Feb. 17. Juan asked about his dad’s traumatic brain injury. Juan never had a chance to listen to the wire recording that he did of his father.

11:58 a.m. A 10mm Glock and some other firearms were kept at Fred Barton’s residence. Juan’s parents had a “gentleman’s agreement” to keep the guns at Barton’s house. Juan dropped off the guns at Barton’s house and put it in his closet. Juan then drove to Texas. Juan had an order from his department to wear a wire to record his father. He did not tell his dad that he was being recorded. Juan had done work as an undercover cop, so he knew how the process worked. The 10mm was brought up in the recording and John said the gun would turn up after Jan. 1.

11:54 a.m. Juan is John’s son. Juan began working as a cop in 2017, around the time his dad was indicted. Juan helped his dad prepare a federal affidavit. They collected the firearms that were in John’s house and they were all taken to Juan’s sister’s apartment in various bags. The guns stayed at the apartment until his sister bought a house. Then Juan went and picked them up. Juan kept the guns. He kept a few in his vehicle and kept some for himself.

11:46 a.m. Recess is over. Prosecution calls Juan Biggerstaff to the stand. Juan is self-employed. He was in law enforcement for 8.5 years before resigning in March. He was living in Dallas in February 2022 and worked for the Irving Police Department. Mario was a family friend.

11:19 a.m. Biggerstaff is asked if he ever met with a federal prosecutor about the case. He says someone came over one time with an ATF agent. Nothing further from prosecution or defense. Witness is excused. Court is taking 15 minute recess.

11:13 a.m. Biggerstaff hired a personal injury attorney after he fell at Circle K. He has not been mobile in six years. He searches for a lot of things online. Defense is done questioning. Prosecution will now follow up.

11:12 a.m. Mario helped Biggerstaff set up chairs for his daughter’s wedding the day after Jared Bridegan was shot. Mario and Biggerstaff had a falling out due to a project. Biggerstaff says he doesn’t owe anything to Mario and Mario doesn’t owe anything to him.

11:05 a.m. Biggerstaff says law enforcement and the state attorney’s office have not treated him respectfully during the investigation. He says he was told he was a co-conspirator in the case, but he has never been arrested or taken into custody. Biggerstaff says he has nothing to do with the murder of Jared Bridegan. He has not been in possession of any firearm since he was ordered to surrender all his guns.

11 a.m. Biggerstaff has never been arrested for having firearms as a felon. He is asked about the projects he and Mario worked on. Biggerstaff and his wife are swingers. Mario is not the only person he has videotaped having sex with his wife. He did not have to bribe or pay Mario to sleep with his wife. He did not give him a gun or “murder weapon” to sleep with his wife. It’s something Biggerstaff also asked other men to do.

10:56 a.m. Biggerstaff turned to drugs, but he has been clean for three weeks. He never gave a gun to Mario or Henry Tenon. Biggerstaff says law enforcement took the gun from him in 2016-2017, and he has never seen the gun again.

10:50 a.m. Biggerstaff would get in trouble if he owned a firearm. Prosecutor is done questioning. Defense will now cross-examine. He’s asked if Mario ever spoke nasty about his wife’s ex-husband or if Mario said he wanted to kill him. No. Biggerstaff never gave Mario a gun, he says. In 2022, Biggerstaff slipped and fell coming out of Circle K. He starts to choke up. He says he had a handful of products and slipped and fell. He sustained a traumatic brain injury and is on medication for short-term memory loss.

10:45 a.m. Prosecutor asks who Fred Barton is. He was an acquaintance. Biggerstaff does not recall his gun cabinet going to Barton’s house. Biggerstaff is asked what happened to his gun cabinet. He does not know, other than it’s down in the landfill. Biggerstaff is asked where all his guns went. He says he does not know. Prosecutor asks Biggerstaff if he’s aware that his son’s vehicle was burglarized when he was a law enforcement officer. He is aware of that. Guns were stolen in the burglary.

10:42 a.m. Biggerstaff apologized to his son for putting him in this position. Prosecutor asks about Det. Lamont visiting his house. Biggerstaff does not remember. Biggerstaff asked if he remembers deleting stuff off his phone before meeting with police. He does not remember – says he deletes stuff all the time.

10:39 a.m. Biggerstaff told his son that the “only thing they care about is the 10mm.” Biggerstaff said he had the gun in his possession the entire time, but he was lying. He lied to his son, he says. Biggerstaff changed his story a few times about where the gun was.

10:32 a.m. Prosecutor asks about Juan Biggerstaff, his son. John Biggerstaff searched online for Glock 10mm. At one point, he said he missed his guns. Juan visited his dad while Juan was wearing a recording wire. John said it was obvious his son was wearing a wire. Juan was asking him for information on his guns and said police wanted information.

10:28 a.m. Biggerstaff stockpiled all of his ammunition in 2016 and he has no idea where it all went. He calls it “crap” because he was mad he lost it all from being charged. He did not want to get rid of his guns. Prosecutor asks how much guns cost. Biggerstaff says he does not know. “You would agree that you are not a rich man,” prosecutor asks. “Correct.” Prosecutor asks if he could have sold his firearms. Yes – up to 2016, before he was convicted of a crime.

10:24 a.m. Prosecutor shows a record of Biggerstaff purchasing the 10mm Glock. Before he was convicted of a crime, Biggerstaff was hoping to get his guns back. But then he was convicted and won’t get them back. Biggerstaff says his 10mm was functional and he had ammunition for it.

10:22 a.m. Biggerstaff learned from a TV newscast that Bridegan had been murdered. A few days later, Mario was helping Biggerstaff move things from Mario’s pickup truck. Mario said, “The kid’s dad is dead.” Biggerstaff was shocked – asked if that’s the story that’s been on the news. He said yes. Prosecutor asked when Biggerstaff became aware that Bridegan was killed by a 10mm Glock. A few months ago.

10:18 a.m. Biggerstaff ran a handyman business. He worked on the Potomac address, the home Henry Tenon leased from Mario. Tenon never worked for or with Biggerstaff. Mario expressed frustration with Biggerstaff about the child custody disputes Shanna and Mario were involved in with Jared Bridegan.

10:16 a.m. One day Mario brought over a photo of her and Shanna from their honeymoon in Hawaii. Mario said he and Shanna had been married for at least a year. That surprised Biggerstaff. He hadn’t seen Mario in a while and was shocked that his friend had not told him. On Feb. 15, 2022, Mario had sex with Biggerstaff’s wife, Maria, at Biggerstaff’s request. Biggerstaff had to continually ask Mario to have sex with his wife. The sexual encounter was recorded.

10:15 a.m. Jury called back into the courtroom. Biggerstaff says he had financial problems that led to drug addiction. Biggerstaff and Fernandez were friends. The pair worked out together in Biggerstaff’s home gym. Biggerstaff was working for HP and traveled a lot. Mario then joined the army and went away for a few years. When Mario returned, they spoke about the military with each other.

10:09 a.m. Biggerstaff says he saw some of the court reporter’s screen about what was being said during the sidebar. He wanted the judge to know. Judge asks court reporter if she can angle her screen a little differently.

10:05 a.m. Biggerstaff asked about his service in the Navy and his career. Prosecutor asks about mistakes Biggerstaff has made in his life. Defense attorney asks for a sidebar. Sidebar over. Prosecutor asks about financial problems Biggerstaff has had. Another pause. Judge asks jury to step in the back.

10 a.m. John Biggerstaff is called as the next witness. He enters the courtroom with a walker and takes the witness stand. First question: are you a convicted felon. He says he is. Biggerstaff purchased a 10mm firearm prior to 2015. He was a member of a hunting club in South Georgia. He has no idea where his 10mm firearm is at this point. Biggerstaff is on a prescription drug for nerve pain.

9:58 a.m. James Hill, one of Fernandez’s attorneys, asks Barton about his relationship with Biggerstaff. He says he distanced himself after Biggerstaff was convicted of a crime. Fernandez says he has never heard of Mario Fernandez and has no information about the homicide of Jared Bridegan. No further questions.

9:55 a.m. Biggerstaff brought over the cabinet and Barton put it in his locked bedroom. Barton never looked inside the cabinet. Biggerstaff told Barton it was a gun cabinet. Biggerstaff and his son, Juan Biggerstaff, picked up the cabinet about a week later. Barton does not have any Biggerstaff’s firearms or any other items. Barton has never heard of Mario Fernandez, Shanna Gardner or Jared Bridegan. Prosecution done questioning.

9:50 a.m. Judge confirms with jurors that they followed the communication rule. Fred Barton is called as a witness. Assistant State Attorney Christina Stifler will question Barton on behalf of the state. Barton is sworn in and takes the witness stand. He is a manager for the Allied Security Company. Stifler asks about John Biggerstaff. Stifler had a “dating relationship” with Biggerstaff’s wife. Barton says Biggerstaff would bring his wife to Barton’s house on the weekends. Biggerstaff was involved in a federal investigation. Biggerstaff asked Barton to hold a metal cabinet for him until his son could pick it up the following week.

9:42 a.m. Saldana’s attorney objects to the discussion and says the judge should not allow the testimony in because it breaks the marital privilege. Judge will maintain her ruling. She asks for jury to be brought in.

9:40 a.m. Judge discussing with prosecution about letting Jensen’s testimony in and whether what she says pierces the marital privilege.

9:20 a.m. Jensen now leaves the stand and walks outside the courtroom. Judge mentions the marital privilege between Shanna and Mario – statements between the two of them are protected and can not be admitted into court. Judge says there are specific times the marital privilege can be pierced — like if a child is in danger.

9:08 a.m. Mario Fernandez Saldana’s attorney objects to this testimony. These statements between Jensen and Shanna were during a trip to Hawaii. Judge Kite wants more specifics on when the statements occurred – on the phone, on the couch, etc. Jensen says it was on a call between her and Shanna. Judge mentions the text messages that she has reviewed and believes about 45% of them could be admitted.

9:05 a.m. Jensen recalls Shanna telling her that Mario “had eyes everywhere” and there had been “missed opportunities” with regard to Jared Bridegan. Jensen recalls Shanna telling her that Mario asked Shanna if there was anything “he wanted her to take care of” in regards to Jared. Jensen says Shanna responded, “Absolutely not.”

9:02 a.m. Jensen’s attorney is with her in court. Prosecution introduces text messages between Jensen and Gardner for the judge to review. Prosecution says there is a text message where Gardner asks Jensen for a hit man. Jensen then reached out to someone. Jensen says she was concerned that Shanna was going to marry Mario so quickly. Jensen says Mario was a boastful person and would brag about things. “He was always a big talker. I always believed that he wanted to be the biggest person in the room.”

9 a.m. Court is back in session. Attorneys for each side introduce themselves. Kim Jensen, a friend of Shanna Gardner, has been called in after being served a subpoena by the state to testify. She has been given an immunity deal. She will answer a few questions outside the presence of the jury. Judge will then determine if she can testify in the case. We viewed some of Jensen’s police interview footage during Courtroom Insider before the case started.