Nolan Wells' Friends Raise $125K, Cite 'Race Baiting' Threats
The campaign says the friends have raised more than $87,000 to cover legal defense and possible defamation claims after threats and accusations spread online.
- On Tuesday, August 4, 2026, families of friends present during Nolan Wells' fatal July 4 outing launched a GiveSendGo fundraiser, raising more than $125,000 to cover legal costs amid mounting online harassment and threats.
- Since their July 4 boating trip to Horn Island, friends have been "inundated with death threats, threats of violence, and defamation," the campaign argues, claiming the young men were "falsely and wrongly blamed" for the death.
- According to the fundraiser, donations will be used for legal defense if lawsuits are filed and to pursue legal action against individuals accused of spreading false claims about Wells' friends.
- Federal prosecutors have charged California man Joseph Alfredo Vasquez Dumarce with sending violent threats through Facebook Messenger to Ashlee Cole, Warren Hudson's mother, including messages promising "Blood, so much blood everywhere."
- As the investigation remains active, the Wells family has commissioned an independent autopsy and retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump to continue pushing for answers regarding the 18-year-old's death.
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Rev. Al Sharpton Says “Bring It” After Nolan Wells’ Friend Threatens Lawsuit
Rev. Al Sharpton responded to a threat of legal action after Nolan Wells’ friend threatened to sue for slander and defamation. Nolan, 18, was found dead 2 days after he celebrated the 4th of July with friends on Horn Island, Mississippi. Nolan’s parents, Elmore Wonsley and Christine Wells-Wonsley have been vocal in their push for […]
Friends of Nolan Wells Are Crowdfunding, Too
Friends of the late Mississippi teen Nolan Wells are now crowdfunding for lawyers of their own. A GiveSendGo campaign has pulled in nearly $95,000 to protect three of Wells' friends—named as Warren Hudson, Jax Pitalo, and Morgan Seymour—against possible lawsuits and to pursue claims against people they...
GiveSendGo fundraiser of 'targeted' friends of Nolan Wells raises over $100K, blame 'race baiters' for upending their lives
A fundraiser launched by the father of one of Nolan Wells' friends has raised $100K, all in the name of defending the teens from libel.
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