Nolan Wells’ mother, Christine Wonsley, pushed back on the way her son has been described since his death.
She asked the world to remember that Wells was just an 18-year-old teenager when he died, not a “man.”
This interview came after a grand jury unanimously declined to indict anyone in the death of Wells . The Ocean Springs, Mississippi teen was found dead in the water on the northwest end of Horn Island on July 6. Wells went missing on July 4 after taking a boat to the island with friends. The search for the teen was called off after a body was found by a park ranger on Monday, July 6.
Crump released the final independent autopsy report Tuesday on behalf of Wells’ family. Wells.” He also scheduled a livestreamed release of the cellphone report Thursday, September 24. The grand jury report released late on Monday, September 20, by Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath’s office, said, “The grand jury finds no credible evidence to support the public allegations that any persons who rode to or from Horn Island on July 4, 2026 on the Triton, the Palm Beach, or the Tideline engaged in any criminal conduct related to the death of Mr.
Attorneys have called for transparency, asking that the grand jury investigative materials and the official autopsy report be publicly released. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has scheduled the release of a forensic examination of Nolan Wells’ cellphone. Attorney Ben Crump had sought a comprehensive investigation and transparency from authorities on Wells’ death. The grand jury found that “the position of, the condition of, time of discovery, and location of Mr.
Wells’ body is consistent with drowning,” its report said. “Jackson County, after a thorough and exhaustive investigation, your grand jury met last week concerning the death investigation of Nolan Wells and unanimously returned a no true bill,” McIlrath said in a social media video.
