3 charged with threatening judge, witness and officials in Nolan Wells investigation
Summary
Three people have been charged with threatening a judge, a witness, and officials involved in the investigation of Nolan Xavier Wells' death. Wells was an 18-year-old who died after a July Fourth boat trip in Mississippi, and the investigation is ongoing with no suspects named yet.Key Facts
- Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old Black teenager, died after a boat trip to an island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast on July Fourth.
- Wells’ body was found two days later, and the cause of death remains undetermined after an independent autopsy.
- Three individuals, none connected to Wells or the investigation, were charged with making threats linked to the case.
- Edward James Porter from Illinois threatened a witness and members of another family involved, and was charged federally on July 31.
- Michelle Francine Edwards from Ohio allegedly made bomb threats to two Mississippi offices related to the investigation.
- Joseph Alfredo Vasquez Dumarce from California sent a bomb threat to a Jackson County judge involved in the case.
- The judge, Ashlee Cole, expressed fear for her family’s safety and confirmed her family is cooperating with law enforcement.
- No arrests or suspects have been officially named in Wells’ death investigation so far.
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