The South Florida Sheriff’s Office fired six more deputies and disciplined 11 others for handling the Mary Gingles case. Two officers had previously been dismissed for roles in the lawsuit.
In internal investigations, multiple Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped the triple murder of his wife, father David Ponser and her neighbor Andrew Ferrin, and the triple murder of his 4-year-old daughter, by stopping the father of a “four-year-old daughter.”
Nathan Gingles pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.
The killing, despite repeated pleas for Mary Gingles’ help, shook the Tamarack South Florida community and sparked new scrutiny for using the state’s Red Flag Act to remove firearms from those deemed dangerous to themselves or others.
Following on the repeated threats Mary Gingles reported, on February 16, 2025, Nathan Jingles shot his stepfather while drinking coffee on the patio in the backing of his family home.
“We had multiple opportunities to protect Mary in the months preceding her death when we warned us about the domestic violence she was experiencing. The deputies and detectives assigned to investigate these cases have failed to train and ultimately require Mary’s repeated cries.
According to an investigation by the Miami Herald, in the year leading up to her murder, Mary Gins opened up to friends, family and law enforcement officers to fear that her estranged husband would kill her.
He repeatedly violated a restraining order banning him from his family’s home, terrorized his wife by placing a tracker in his car and leaving a backpack full of supplies such as duct tape and zip ties in the garage, investigations found.
The Jingles suspects in the months leading up to the murder were consistent with the fact that experts were known risk factors for further abuse, including fatal violence. According to a Department of Justice analysis of the research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, women’s intimate partners are killed by firearms more than all other means.
“One of the most important steps to prevent fatal violence is to disarm and disarm abusers,” the Justice Department report said. Two officers had previously been dismissed for roles in the lawsuit.
In internal investigations, multiple Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped the triple murder of his wife, father David Ponser and her neighbor Andrew Ferrin, and the triple murder of his 4-year-old daughter, by stopping the father of a “four-year-old daughter.”
Nathan Gingles pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.
The killing, despite repeated pleas for Mary Gingles’ help, shook the Tamarack South Florida community and sparked new scrutiny for using the state’s Red Flag Act to remove firearms from those deemed dangerous to themselves or others.
Following on the repeated threats Mary Gingles reported, on February 16, 2025, Nathan Jingles shot his stepfather while drinking coffee on the patio in the backing of his family home.
“We had multiple opportunities to protect Mary in the months preceding her death when we warned us about the domestic violence she was experiencing. The deputies and detectives assigned to investigate these cases have failed to train and ultimately require Mary’s repeated cries.
According to an investigation by the Miami Herald, in the year leading up to her murder, Mary Gins opened up to friends, family and law enforcement officers to fear that her estranged husband would kill her.
He repeatedly violated a restraining order banning him from his family’s home, terrorized his wife by placing a tracker in his car and leaving a backpack full of supplies such as duct tape and zip ties in the garage, investigations found.
The Jingles suspects in the months leading up to the murder were consistent with the fact that experts were known risk factors for further abuse, including fatal violence. According to a Department of Justice analysis of the research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, women’s intimate partners are killed by firearms more than all other means.
“One of the most important steps to prevent fatal violence is to disarm abusers and disarm them,” the Justice Department report said.
