A south Florida sheriff’s office has fired six more deputies and disciplined 11 others for their handling of the case of Mary Gingles, a woman who investigators say was murdered by her estranged husband after she had warned authorities for months that she feared he would kill her.
Two officers had previously been dismissed for their role in the case.
An internal investigation found that multiple Broward county sheriff’s office deputies failed to properly investigate Gingles’ reports of domestic violence perpetrated by her husband, Nathan Gingles, before he allegedly carried out the triple homicide of his wife, her father – David Ponzer – and her neighbor Andrew Ferrin, as the Gingles’ four-year-old daughter begged her father to stop.
Nathan Gingles has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.
The killings – despite Mary Gingles’ repeated pleas for help – have shaken the south Florida community of Tamarac and ignited fresh scrutiny of officers’ failure to use the state’s red flag law to remove firearms from a person deemed a danger to themselves or others.
Following through on threats that Mary Gingles had repeatedly reported, on 16 February 2025, Nathan Gingles fatally shot his father-in-law as he was drinking coffee on the back patio of the family’s home, according to investigators. He also is accused of chasing Mary down the street and killing her and Ferrin, a neighbor whose home she fled to.
Eight Florida officers fired and 11 disciplined for handling of murder case
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