California Man Arrested over Nolan Wells-Related Death Threats Against Judge
The FBI linked the account to Sacramento, and investigators say threats and harassment tied to the Nolan Wells case have spread across social media.
- On Friday, July 31, 2026, federal authorities charged California resident Joseph Alfredo Vasquez Dumarce with interstate transmission of a threatening communication for allegedly threatening Mississippi Chancery Court Judge Ashlee Cole.
- This charge follows widespread harassment plaguing those connected to the Nolan Wells case, which began after the 18-year-old was reported missing on Independence Day and later found dead.
- Misinformation, including AI-generated content, has fueled harassment against Wells' mother, Wonsley, and Judge Cole, whose husband, Ben Hudson, reported receiving thousands of "credible" death threats and hate messages.
- Ben Hudson plans to sue attorney Ben Crump, alleging the lawyer slandered his family and turned Wells' funeral into a political event ahead of midterm elections.
- Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell warned that threats against public officials are criminal acts, stating the FBI is investigating these incidents.
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The New York LedgerCalifornia man charged with threatening judge in Nolan Wells case
A 27-year-old Sacramento man has been charged with sending threatening messages to the Mississippi judge whose son was among the friends with 18-year-old Nolan Wells when he vanished during a July 4 boat outing to Horn Island.
California Man Accused of Sending Bomb Threat to Judge in Nolan Wells Death Case, Court Docs Say
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California man arrested for allegedly sending bomb threat to judge in Nolan Wells’ death case: docs
A California man was arrested after allegedly sending violent threats to the mother of one of Nolan Wells’ friends, who was with him the day he disappeared. Wells, 18, disappeared July 4 after taking a boat trip with friends to Horn Island, a barrier island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. Crews searched the area for two days until a National Parks Service ranger discovered his remains on the island’s northwestern tip July 6. Joseph Alfredo Vasquez…
California man arrested for allegedly sending bomb threat to judge in Nolan Wells' death case: docs
A California man was arrested for allegedly sending a bomb threat via Facebook Messenger to Judge Ashlee Cole, the mother of one of Nolan Wells' friends in the Mississippi case.
California Man Charged with Sending Threats to Judge in Nolan Wells Case
A California man has been arrested and charged with sending death threats to a judge in the Nolan Wells case. Joseph Alfredo Vasquez Dumarce is accused of sending threatening messages to Jackson County Judge Ashlee Cole. Dumarce is charged with interstate transmission of a threatening communication, which is a federal crime. He faces up to […]
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