The Jackson County grand jury determined there was no foul play in the death of Nolan Wells. The grand jury ruled his death was "consistent" with the conditions for drowning. Jackson County District Attorney McIlrath released the grand jury's report this evening.
Wells and his friends traveled in three boats to Horn Island July 4 for a day of merriment and fun. His friends went back to the mainland that afternoon while Wells remained on the island. Wells' deceased body was found floating in the water later that day. Needless to say, accusations of foul play and Mississippi Burning flew across social media yet again as the race baiters licked their chops.
The grand jury investigated the death as it interviewed 43 witnesses, issued 132 subpoenas, obtained a 261 page Snapchat report, and received a 21 page cellphone report.
The State Medical Examiner found there was no cocaine in the deceased's system nor any evidence he ever used such drugs. The report does not state a BAC level due to the decomposition of the body. However, the report does state Wells obtained alcohol using a fake ID.
The Grand Jury finds no credible evidence to support the public allegations that any persons who rode to or from Hom 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. Wells. The allegations against the occupants of the Triton, the Palm Beach, and the Tideline are not based in truth, and are solely the result of public clamor and private malice. Further, the public clamor and malicious allegations against the occupants of the Triton, the Palm Beach, and the Tideline have extended to their family members and friends. The Grand Jury finds that the public attacks on the occupants of the Triton, the Palm Beach, and the. Tideline, as well as their family and friends, are malicious, false, and ·have no truth in fact or evidence. Both the State of Mississippi Chief Medical Examiner and Dr. -opined that the cause and manner of Mr. Wells' death is undetermined and that drowning is a diagnosis of exclusion. There was bruising on the back of Mr. Wells' head which was not a fatal injury. Further, the Grand Jury found no evidence of any fatal injury or organic disease to Mr. Wells' body. The State of Mississippi's Chief Medical Examiner and Dr. -disagree about the presence of bruising (non-deep tissue) on Mr. Wells' buttocks and shoulder. The Grand Jury considered credible evidence concerning the circumstances of how Mr. Wells sustained the injury to the back of his head, but the exact cause of the injury remains uncertain. A witness testified under oath that he saw Mr. Wells slip awkwardly off the side of a boat around the time of 3:30 p.m. on July 4, 2026, but could not say whether Mr. Wells struck his head during the fall. The witness testified that Mr. Wells continued to socialize after the fall and did not appear injured. The Grand Jury understands that neither forensic expert has ruled out accidental drowning as a cause of Mr. Wells' death. While the Grand Jury found no other evidence to explain the bruising on the back of Mr. Wells' head, or the suspected bruising on his buttocks and shoulder, the Grand Jury cannot say with absolute certainty that this fall caused this bruising.
The grand jury had something to say about the so-called Seatow calls aired by Nancy Grace:
The Grand Jury received the original Sea Tow call made by occupants of the Triton on July 4, 2026. The Grand Jury finds that the various Sea Tow calls and interpretations of the call circulating on the internet and social media are not true and accurate. The Grand Jury finds that Mr. Wells was not in any physical altercation or argument on July 4, 2026.It also was not uncommon for partygoers to arrive and leave on different boats at Horn Island. Although the "internet" said Wells was the only black person on the island that day, the Grand Jury said other blacks were present on the island.
Grand jury: 25 grand jurors but two excused themselves. All jurors were Jackson County Citizens. Ages ranged from 27 to 68. The grand jury consisted of 13 males and 10 females. Demographics: 12 Whites, 5 Blacks, 1 Asian, 2 Hispanics, a Native American, 1 "other."
30 comments:
Fishy....
Go away.
The family was provided video evidence that Nolan bought his own alcohol.
Nothing was deleted from his phone after he last accessed it, according to Crump’s own forensic investigation of the phone.
The family never did turn over the phone, presumably because it would contradict the early claim that Nolan’s aunt accessed the phone and all data was wiped for July 4.
The family was provided the complete autopsy report and toxicology report several weeks ago, and their independent expert was allowed full access.
No reports from Crump about that SeaTow audio recording he was having experts review.
Actually, nothing from Crump to clean up any of the bullshit he so freely spread across the land.
So sad for this young man, we've all made bad decisions. I don't know what to think about all of the people that profited from his accident.
You need to listen to DA statement
Sorry Clarion Ledger, WLBT, WAPT. You didn’t get the outcome ya’ll hoped for. They were hoping for another Emmett Till story. The local media literally beat this tragedy to death looking for something that was never there and hoping it would deliver another journalism award. Emmett Till was getting stale after 70 years and they needed something new that would keep us divided for another 70 years.
And it backfired badly!
Hey I used to go to Horn Island when I lived on the coast, this was mid 70s...Used to shoot geese in the sea oat fields on the east end...Question- back then that place was always deserted when I was there but if it is the party central I read now then where does everbody take their "Nature Breaks" at? They just dump on the beach or what? If the "Partyers" are anything like those up on the Pearl River their must be mountains of trash left there...Who cleans that up?...Tanks!
As with the Delta State student who committed suicide by hanging, nothing more was heard from Crump after he pitched such a narrative of "Mississippi Hanging". The second autopsy provided no contradiction of the first and Crump disappeared with a satchel full of donations to 'his cause'.
When the judge and FBI is on your side, what do you expect?
District Attorney Angela McIlrath and those boys family members are all friends. All this time wasted was just to cover everything up. Don't let your sons hang out with trash like they were. Wells family should keep moving forward .
Radio Strongman called this correctly on about Day 1-1/2.
If anyone knows what happened to Nolan it’s someone that was still on the island after his friends left.
5:57, Goof job not letting the facts get in your way.
Paging Jerry Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell, please meet your party in the media suite.
OId Clay Edwards is enjoying the story this morning. He's just an angry dude who hates himself.
RIP Kid. Maybe now your friends can actually begin to process your passing.
7:58, Who are you to judge who is trash and who is not? Nolan was an angel I guess, buying alcohol with a fake ID.
I never saw one photo of Nolan with a group of black kids, he was always surrounded by shiny white boys who invited him into their circle as a member of the family.
Sharpton and Crump are the epitome of trash and a disgrace to the black race.
Who need friends like that ?
Racism is thrown around so much and here we have a story of great friends across the races enjoying themselves and an awful accident happens. All that did was stir up the narrative that many are trying to fight. PATHETIC!! Crump and Sharpton are nothing but race baiting crooks.
So what happens to the million dollar GOFUNDME account now? I’m sure Crump will be in line for his portion. He and Sharpton turned this sad accident into a circus surrounding this grieving family. Now they will slip away quietly.
Hopefully Crump & Sharpton and their supporters will now slither back into their hole.
7:58, how do you know the DA was friends with all of them?
Because they are all white, and therefore The Man?
You’re just a bigot who hates white people. But I’m sure you think you’re right to hate us.
Plenty of evidence in that grand jury report concerning Crump's violations of Miss. R. Prof. Conduct Rules 3.1(Meritorious Claims and Contentions), 3.4(a) (Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel; "A lawyer shall not: (a) unlawfully obstruct another party's access to evidence), 3.6(a) (Trial Publicity; "(a) A lawyer shall not make an extrajudicial statement that a reasonable person would expect to be disseminated by means of public communication if the lawyer knows or reasonably should know that it will have a substantial likelihood of materially prejudicing an adjudicative proceeding."), 4.1(a) (Truthfulness in Statements to Others; "In the course of representing a client a lawyer shall not knowingly: (a) make a false statement of material fact or law to a third person."); 4.4(a) (Respect for Rights of Third Persons; "(a) In representing a client, a lawyer shall not use means that have no substantial purpose other than to embarrass, delay, or burden a third person, or use methods of obtaining evidence that violate the legal rights of such a person."), and 8.4(a), (c), (d) (Misconduct; "It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to: (a) violate or attempt to violate the rules of professional conduct, knowingly assist or induce another to do so, or do so through the acts of another; . . . (c) engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation; (d) engage in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice[.]").
So how can they rule out foul play if there was blunt force trauma to the head? They found the cause of death to be consistent with drowning but he could have been hit in the back of the head and then drown. Who were they trying to indict here anyway? This seems more like they were trying to exonerate somebody!
Keep posting this comment on all the articles 2:50.
You sound like you are well versed in the facts of the case so maybe you can get to the bottom of this murder mystery.
3:27 why would I pose the question if I had the answers? There’s too many other dumbasses on this blog that know the answers!
3:27 all you have to do is read the report and any reasonable person would ask those questions. It just doesn’t say what you want to believe!
To the person above claiming there was blunt force trauma, there wasn't. They said it was a bruise. Both examiners. Then Crump claimed blunt force trauma. A bruise does not equal blunt force trauma. Nor does blood pooling there.
2:50, Where in any report does it say blunt force trauma to the head?
"Where in any report does it say blunt force trauma to the head?"
Wait..is your question about craniofacial trauma alleged by some to have been suffered by Nolan Wells immediately prior to his demise or the likelihood of same presenting as potentially suffered by Ben Crump prior to his role in this tragedy? Asking for an MD and a JD...me.
Medical terms and "common speech" terms often differ. Doctors use Latin because it is a dead language and meanings are now fixed,e.g., contraindicated, or contra indicare, means the same thing now as did 100 years ago.
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