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Six deputies fired after BSO concludes IA investigation into Tamarac triple murder

The Broward Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs Unit has completed its administrative investigation into the agency’s handling of the events leading up to and during the triple homicide of Mary Gingles, her father, David Ponzer, and neighbor Andrew Ferrin in February. Following the administrative investigation, six BSO deputies have been relieved of duty, and another 11 have received discipline for either their roles in the investigation of the crimes that Mary Gingles reported to detectives on multiple occasions before her death or for the tactical response to the deadly shooting. Additionally, allegations were not sustained against two employees. Prior to the conclusion of the IA investigation, the captain of the BSO Tamarac District was demoted to deputy and placed on probation. Later, he was dismissed for failing to meet probationary standards. A trainee deputy who responded to the shooting call while on probation was also dismissed for failing to meet probationary standards. “It is painful to say this, but it is the truth -- we failed Mary Gingles, David Ponzer and Andrew Ferrin. I am heartbroken by their deaths, and I am sorry that we didn’t do what we should have done to protect them,” Sheriff Dr. Gregory Tony said. “Once I learned of the potential failures in this case, I instructed our Internal Affairs Unit to conduct an exhaustive investigation and to follow the evidence wherever it led and to whomever was responsible. This is the only way that BSO can continue to grow as an agency and to maintain the public’s trust. Once IA briefed me on their findings, I was determined to hold these employees accountable for their failures.” The IA investigation revealed that beginning in February 2024, BSO Tamarac District deputies responded to Mary Gingles’ residence regarding a restraining order. Over the course of the next several months, Mary Gingles called BSO deputies to her home to investigate separate but related domestic violence incidents perpetrated by her husband, Nathan Gingles. The IA investigation found that multiple deputies failed to properly investigate the domestic violence cases. “We had multiple opportunities to protect Mary during the months preceding her death when she alerted us to the domestic violence she was experiencing. The deputies and detectives assigned to investigate these cases failed their training and, ultimately, failed to handle Mary’s repeated cries for help with the urgency required,” Sheriff Dr. Tony said. Further, the investigation revealed that on Feb. 16, once BSO deputies received the report of a shooting in progress call in Mary Gingles’ Tamarac neighborhood, the sergeant overseeing the call instructed responding deputies to meet at a rally point prior to responding to the shooting call. That decision was a violation of BSO’s Active Shooter policy. BSO policy states, “(D)eputies responding to active threat(s) incidents shall attempt to protect the life of innocent persons through immediate tactical intervention to eliminate the threat.” “The public needs to know that our training is clear – responding deputies must move toward the gunfire and deal with the threat. Period. There’s no staging. There’s no rally point. There’s no ambiguity. In an active shooter situation, seconds matter. They’re the difference between life and death,” Sheriff Dr. Tony said. “I promise this community and the families of Mary Gingles, David Ponzer and Andrew Ferrin that we will learn from these failures. Their deaths will not be in vain.”