Attorneys for Tamarac triple murder suspect ask to be removed from case

Attorneys who are representing a South Florida man accused of a Tamarac triple murder want to be removed from the case, court filings said.

Nathan Gingles was charged with three counts of first-degree murder with a firearm, along with violating an injunction relating to not having contact with the child or child’s mother, and interfering with custody of a minor.

In a recent court filing, Gingles’ attorneys cited “irreconcilable differences to an extreme degree” as the reason to withdraw from the case.

The request continued and said “Mr. Gingles harbors fixed beliefs about the Office of Regional Counsel, which create a breakdown in the attorney-client relationship.”

A hearing is expected to take place in front of a judge to consider the request in the coming days.

According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the tragedy unfolded just after 6 a.m. on Feb. 16 when deputies got a call about a shooting in the 9700 block of North Grand Duke Circle.

Deputies searched and found 64-year-old David Ponzer shot to death on the back patio of a home at 5897 North Plum Bay Parkway, BSO officials said.

While investigating the shooting, investigators learned Seraphine Gingles, the daughter of Nathan Gingles and 34-year-old Mary Gingles, whose father was Ponzer, was taken from the home and was with Nathan Gingles, prompting a statewide Amber Alert to be issued.

Nathan’s vehicle was eventually found outside a Walmart on West McNab Road in North Lauderdale, and Seraphine was found safe.

He was then taken into custody.

Deputies then continued to search for Mary Gingles and found her shot to death inside a home at 5888 North Plum Bay Parkway, across the street from where her father was found shot and killed, BSO said.

Also inside the home was the body of 36-year-old Andrew Ferrin, who had also been shot to death.

Following the horrific shooting, eight BSO deputies were fired after an internal affairs investigation into the murders.