Nolan Wells death: at least two people charged over alleged threats to officials
Summary
Several people unrelated to the death of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old Mississippi college student, have been charged with making threats to public officials involved in the case. The circumstances of Wells’s death, which remains under investigation, have caused social tension and calls for transparency.Key Facts
- Nolan Wells died in July after a boat trip to Horn Island off the Mississippi Gulf coast with friends.
- Wells was Black; the three friends he was with were white, raising questions about racial motives.
- Michelle Francine Edwards from Ohio was charged with making threatening phone calls to Mississippi officials.
- Edwards allegedly threatened officials multiple times, causing a building lockdown and bomb search.
- Joseph Alfredo Vasquez Dumarce from California was charged with threatening a chancery judge involved in the case.
- An independent autopsy funded by Colin Kaepernick found the cause of death “undetermined” and noted missing neck tissue and red marks.
- Civil rights leaders, including Ben Crump and Rev Al Sharpton, have called for answers and justice.
- An online fundraiser has raised about $94,000 to help defend some of Wells’s friends legally.
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