Nolan Wells Family, Prosecutors Agree to Joint Phone Inspection
Family and prosecutors will review the phone together as investigators seek answers and prepare to present the case to a grand jury.
- On Wednesday, attorneys for the family of Nolan Wells and District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath agreed to jointly inspect the teen's cellphone to recover data from the device retrieved after his July 4 disappearance.
- Wells, a 19-year-old Southwest Mississippi Community College student, went missing during a July 4 boat trip to Horn Island and was recovered from the water on July 6, prompting family concerns about his friends' actions.
- High-Profile figures have mobilized to support the family, with actor Tyler Perry funding the funeral, Colin Kaepernick paying for an independent autopsy, and filmmaker Spike Lee attending a news conference last week.
- Attorney Ben Crump stated the legal team will work with investigators as District Attorney McIlrath committed to presenting the case to a grand jury, a process Crump believes will ensure fair investigation.
- Amid calls from the Congressional Black Caucus for an independent inquiry, the investigation remains open with officials maintaining they do not suspect foul play despite online speculation regarding racial tensions.
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Wells family members have recovered their cell phone from their friend's house and claim that content may have been erased. District Attorney has undertaken to present death investigation to the popular jury.
Nolan Wells’ Family Met With DA, Agree To Investigate Phone Together
Source: Wells Family GoFundMe / Screenshot On Wednesday, Nolan Wells’ family met with Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath and agreed to inspect his phone together. According to AP, the agreement comes after the family previously alleged that messages on Nolan’s phone had been deleted before they got it back. Ben Crump, the family’s attorney, told reporters that the meeting with McIlrath was largely focused on the investigation…
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Family of Black teen found dead after boat trip agree to inspect his cellphone with DA
Attorneys for the family of a Black teenager who went missing during a July Fourth boat trip to an island off the Mississippi coast said they will work with a
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