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Grand jury declines to indict anyone in death of Black teen Nolan Wells in Mississippi
Jurors found no credible evidence of criminal or racial motive after reviewing witness accounts, GPS data and video in the death investigation.
- On Monday, September 21, 2026, the Jackson County grand jury unanimously returned a "no true bill" in the death investigation of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, declining to issue any indictments.
- Wells disappeared on July 4, 2026, during a boat trip with friends to Horn Island, a barrier island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast; authorities found him dead two days later.
- District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath reported the grand jury issued 132 subpoenas and heard from 43 witnesses. Medical examiners ruled the death undetermined, noting bruising on Wells' head was not a fatal injury.
- McIlrath stated there is "absolutely no evidence" that Wells' death was racially motivated, countering false narratives circulating on social media regarding his friends and the circumstances of his disappearance.
- The report notes that Mississippi has no statute of limitations for homicide, meaning the matter could be presented to a grand jury again if credible evidence regarding a non-accidental death emerges.
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No charges in Nolan Wells' death following grand jury review in Mississippi
A grand jury has found there wasn't evidence to bring charges in the death of Nolan Wells, a Black teen who was found dead after a July 4 boating trip off the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
·Washington, United States
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