MCAO has notified defense attorneys in multiple cases that another Phoenix homicide detective may have mishandled evidence and failed to document interviews. MORE ⬇️
PHOENIX — The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has notified defense attorneys in multiple cases that another Phoenix homicide detective may have mishandled evidence and failed to document interviews.
“Over the past month or so, Homicide Sergeant Wayne Ganz conducted an audit of Detective McGee’s case management and discovered several issues of concern,” according to a copy of the notification reviewed by ABC15. “Preliminarily, it appears there were interviews that were never documented in a report and potentially evidence was not impounded.”McGee, who’s investigated homicides since 2015, has been transferred out of the unit while the investigation continues.
Detective Jennifer DiPonzio failed to impound and document more than 50 audio interviews in addition to mishandling other evidence, records show. DiPonzio, who’s married to an assistant chief, went on medical leave in 2021 and officially retired earlier this year under a disability claim.It’s not yet clear how many cases may be impacted by what’s happening with McGee.During a regularly scheduled press briefing, ABC15 asked Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell whether her office has larger concerns about how Phoenix is handling homicide evidence.
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