3 Charged in Nolan Wells Threats as $830,000 Donations Deepen Mississippi Divide
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Updated · CNN · Aug 5
3 Charged in Nolan Wells Threats as $830,000 Donations Deepen Mississippi Divide
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Aug 5
Summary
Three out-of-state suspects from Illinois, Ohio and California were charged after threats tied to the Nolan Wells case targeted officials and people connected to the July 4 Horn Island trip.
More than $830,000 has gone to Wells’ family and over $162,000 to his friends, reflecting a split response as both sides say they have faced harassment, defamation and death threats.
That backlash has grown in a vacuum of facts: neither the state autopsy nor the family-requested autopsy has explained how the 18-year-old died, with the latter listing the cause as undetermined.
Investigators have said little publicly while awaiting a full review and grand jury process, leaving disputes over Wells’ cellphone, a viral video’s audio and whether race shaped the case to drive wider distrust.