Attorneys for Nolan Wells’ Friends Threaten to Sue the Rev. Al Sharpton for Defamation
The attorneys say Sharpton made false remarks about the friends’ conduct and the missing phone, and they are demanding a retraction before suing.
- On Friday, attorneys for three friends of Nolan Wells sent a presuit demand letter to the Rev. Al Sharpton, demanding he retract alleged defamatory statements regarding their clients' involvement in Wells' death.
- Sharpton previously questioned circumstances of the July Horn Island trip, suggesting the three friends potentially obstructed the investigation or withheld Wells' cell phone and keys after he vanished.
- Attorneys J. Tyler Cox and Edward Paltzik argue their clients—Warren Hudson, Jax Pitalo, and Morgan Seymour—are 'completely innocent' and never possessed the phone or keys, cooperating fully with authorities.
- Declaring he welcomes the lawsuit, Sharpton stated he plans to depose the trio to uncover the truth, telling critics, 'I want them to sue me first.'
- District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath stated on August 18 she would be 'stepping outside the bounds of the law' if she shared information publicly about the ongoing investigation.
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Rev. Al Sharpton Taunts Three Friends of Nolan Wells to Sue Him After They Made Public Defamation Threat: 'Litigation Requires Depositions, Discovery and a Complete Examination of the Facts'
Attorneys for three Nolan Wells friends threatened to sue Rev. Al Sharpton over remarks he made about the teen's death.
Friends of Nolan Wells intend to sue Rev. Al Sharpton for defamation, law firm says
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) — On Friday, a Pascagoula law firm said it would serve Rev. Al Sharpton with a 19-page prelitigation defamation demand on behalf of three friends of Nolan Wells. The following post was made on Facebook by Taylor and Cox Law Firm just before 1:30 p.m.: ALSO READ: Nolan Wells’ family, attorneys call for federal review of his case at NABJ convention Nearly three hours later, Rev. Al Sharpton posted his response: Wells, an…
Attorneys for Nolan Wells’ friends threaten to sue the Rev. Al Sharpton for defamation
The Rev. Al Sharpton, who has spoken publicly about the death of Nolan Wells and invited critics to “sue me first,” is the subject of a presuit demand letter sent Friday, attorneys for three of Wells’ friends said.
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