Nolan Wells' Family Seeks Answers After Grand Jury Declines Charges
On July 4, 2026, 18-year-old Nolan Wells went to Horn Island with friends for a holiday boat outing. His phone and keys returned to the mainland, but Nolan remained on the island. Two days later, a park ranger found his…Show less
On July 4, 2026, 18-year-old Nolan Wells went to Horn Island with friends for a holiday boat outing. His phone and keys returned to the mainland, but Nolan remained on the island. Two days later, a park ranger found his body in the water nearby. His family hired civil rights attorney Ben Crump and arranged an independent autopsy as questions about the trip spread online.
After reviewing phone records, GPS data, videos, autopsy findings and testimony from 43 witnesses, a grand jury unanimously declined to indict anyone. Jurors found no credible evidence of criminal conduct connected to Nolan’s death and said the circumstances were consistent with drowning. They also rejected several widely shared allegations and explained that people leaving phones on boats and returning on different vessels was not unusual.
But both the state medical examiner and the family’s independent pathologist listed his cause and manner of death as undetermined. Bruising was documented on Nolan’s head, although the grand jury found no evidence of a fatal injury. His family continues to question how those injuries occurred and is asking for an independent federal investigation. If credible new evidence points to criminal conduct, the case can be presented to another grand jury.
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After reviewing phone records, GPS data, videos, autopsy findings and testimony from 43 witnesses, a grand jury unanimously declined to indict anyone. Jurors found no credible evidence of criminal conduct connected to Nolan’s death and said the circumstances were consistent with drowning. They also rejected several widely shared allegations and explained that people leaving phones on boats and returning on different vessels was not unusual.
But both the state medical examiner and the family’s independent pathologist listed his cause and manner of death as undetermined. Bruising was documented on Nolan’s head, although the grand jury found no evidence of a fatal injury. His family continues to question how those injuries occurred and is asking for an independent federal investigation. If credible new evidence points to criminal conduct, the case can be presented to another grand jury.
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