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HCSO: Summer Wells' Father, Don Wells, Arrested on Domestic Violence Charge
Deputies responded to a domestic disturbance, and Hawkins County officials said Wells was charged with domestic assault.
- Don Wells, the father of missing child Summer Wells, was arrested on Monday on a domestic assault charge and is being held in the Hawkins County Jail, according to the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office.
- Deputies responded to a domestic disturbance on Ben Hill Road in Rogersville late Monday, finding Wells with scratches on his sternum and abdomen; his wife, Candus Bly Wells, was found inside with visible injuries and alleged he had assaulted her.
- This is not Wells' first legal trouble; he previously served 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to DUI in February 2022. Court records also show his wife had sought a protection order against him before Summer's disappearance.
- Authorities have not established any connection between the latest arrest and Summer's disappearance, which remains an active investigation. Legal proceedings regarding the domestic assault charge are currently pending.
- In June, TBI Director David Rausch said investigators have made progress but "there are still many unanswered questions" in the five-year-old case. The search for Summer, who was 5 years old when she vanished, continues.
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Donald Wells, the 61-year-old father of missing Summer Wells, has been arrested again — this time on a domestic assault charge, according to court records in Tennessee.
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