Three people charged with threatening judge, witness and officials tied to Nolan Wells investigation
Summary
Three people have been charged with threatening a judge, a witness, and local officials involved in the investigation of Nolan Xavier Wells' death. Wells, an 18-year-old Black teenager, was found dead after a July Fourth boating trip in Mississippi, and investigators have not made any arrests or named suspects.Key Facts
- Nolan Wells died after a July 4th boat trip to an island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast; his death remains under investigation.
- Wells was Black, and his friends on the trip were white.
- Three unrelated individuals made threats against people linked to the investigation, including a judge, a witness, and local officials.
- Edward James Porter from Illinois threatened to kill a witness and their family and was charged federally.
- Michelle Francine Edwards from Ohio placed bomb threats at two Mississippi offices related to the investigation.
- Joseph Alfredo Vasquez Dumarce from California sent a threatening message about a bomb to a judge involved in the case.
- An independent autopsy found Wells' cause of death to be "undetermined" pending further investigation.
- The threats happened amid public suspicion and distrust regarding the investigation and local law enforcement.
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