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Grand jury concludes Wells probe
Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments
JACKSON, Miss. -- A grand jury determined that there wasn't evidence to warrant charges in the death of Nolan Wells, a Black college student whose body was found after a July 4 boating trip and party on an island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Wells' family swiftly pushed back on the findings.
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Specifically, the grand jury “finds that the position of, the condition of, time of discovery, and location of Mr. Wells’ body is consistent with drowning,” according to its report.
A Mississippi grand jury found no criminal charges in the death of Nolan Wells, ruling the body’s position and discovery on Horn Island consistent with drowning and citing no fatal injuries or cocaine use; investigators noted an independent autopsy was inconclusive but found no foul play or racial m…
Video above: Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath - Death Investigation of Nolan Wells - Grand Jury Report ACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WKRG) — Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath released a statement regarding the latest in the case of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, who went m…
The grand jury reviewing the death of Nolan Wells has found that, based on all the evidence they reviewed, no criminal charges are warranted at this point.
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A grand jury unanimously found that there was no evidence to support bringing charges in the death of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old who was found dead after a Fourth of July trip with friends off the coast of Mississippi.
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A grand jury unanimously found that there was not enough evidence to bring charges in the death of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old who was found dead after a Fourth of July trip with friends off the coast of Mississippi.
(CNN) — A grand jury unanimously found that there was no evidence to support bringing charges in the death of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old who was found dead after a Fourth of July trip with friends off the coast of Mississippi.
A grand jury found Wells’ cause of death “consistent with drowning,” and decided not to bring indictments. The teenager was found dead on Horn Island, after he boated there with friends to celebrate Independence Day. (Image credit: Octavio Jones)
A grand jury has found there wasn’t evidence to bring charges in the death of Nolan Wells, a Black 18-year-old who was found dead after a July 4 boating trip off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The decision was announced late Monday by Angel Myers McIlrath, the district attorney overseeing Wells’ case, …
A grand jury has found there wasn’t evidence to bring charges in the death of Nolan Wells, a Black college student who was found dead after a July 4 boating trip and party on an island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — A grand jury has found there wasn’t evidence to bring charges in the death of Nolan Wells, a Black teen who was found dead after a July 4 boating trip off the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
