The Broward County Sheriff’s Office has made public the names of all three individuals who are believed to have been victims of Nathan Gingles, 43. Gingles was discovered in a Walmart shop with his daughter, just a few hours after the bodies of her mother and grandfather were discovered in her Florida residence.
During the early morning hours of February 16, Gingles was accused of shooting his estranged wife, Mary Catherine Gingles, who was 34 years old; her father, David Pozner, who was 64 years old; and her neighbor, Andrew Ferrin, who was 36 years old. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office issued a news release stating that Pozner’s body was discovered on the back patio of the house where his daughter resided. The body was found with a gunshot wound. In an arrest warrant that was acquired by WPLG, a local ABC station, Broward County Sheriff’s Detective Lacey Henry stated that he was still clutching the handle of a shattered coffee mug after being reportedly shot “in the head while he innocently drank coffee on his back patio.” Henry’s statement was included in the request.
The warrant provided additional information regarding the horrifying crime scene that was witnessed by the police in the neighborhood of Tamarac, Florida. This information included the discovery of the body of Mary Gingles at the residence of Ferrin, who was also discovered to be deceased. Following the shooting of her father, Mary Gingles was seen on security video from the neighborhood running to Ferrin’s house for assistance, according to the police.
WPLG was able to collect security footage from an adjacent residence, which captured the sound of multiple gunshots followed by the screams of a woman. Additionally, it is believed that the same camera filmed Nathan Gingles strolling on the sidewalk while being followed by his daughter, who is four years old and whom he is accused of kidnapping. The warrant was written by Henry, who stated that the two individuals were reportedly following Mary Gingles to Ferrin’s residence.
The young child was considered by the police to have been a witness to all three of the suspected murders as well.
In the midst of a contentious divorce process that included multiple incidences of domestic violence, Nathan Gingles and Mary Gingles were going through the motions of getting a divorce. A protective order had been issued against Nathan Gingles against Mary Gingles at the time of her passing, and he was charged with violating the term of the order. Deputy sheriffs wrote in the warrant that they discovered a paper containing an injunction against domestic violence in the kitchen, in addition to multiple weapons lockboxes.
In court records, Mary Gingles revealed her worries of her estranged husband, and WPLG reported on those fears according to her description. Mary Gingles said in a document that she had written by hand that Nathan Gingles had once “sung that he was going to shoot me and there was nothing I could do about it.” The following is an excerpt from the statement that Mary Gingles made in her injunction victim’s statement: “Because of Nathan’s psychotic behavior, his multiple threats, his drug use, his multiple/many silenced firearms, and my impending divorce action, I am afraid that Nathan will kill me and my daughter.”
Before the child, who was four years old at the time, was discovered with her father, an Amber Alert was issued for her situation. No harm was done to her.
