Nolan Wells' family, attorney Crump seek federal probe after grand jury decision

Nolan Wells’ family and attorney Ben Crump have called for an 'honest, transparent, and fair’ probe after the grand jury declined to indict anyone in its findings.

The 18-year-old Mississippi teen went missing on Horns Island on the Fourth of July on a boat trip with his friends.

His body was discovered two days later on the shore of the island.

The Jackson County District Attorney’s Office released the grand jury’s report on Monday night, which found no evidence of criminal activity in Nolan’s death.

However, the jury remains uncertain about the injuries Wells sustained to the back of the head, which has further complicated the case as to what actually happened to the unfortunate Mississippi teen.

Nolan’s parents, Christine and Elmore Wonsley, joined by attorney Ben Crump, held a press conference in Atlanta and demanded the investigation continue to address the questions that are left unanswered.

“The grand jury left us with questions,” said Ben Crump, an attorney for the Nolan Wells family.

“Nolan’s family deserves answers. What caused recent blunt force trauma to his head? Did it contribute to his death?” he added.

Crump also pointed to the unreleased state autopsy report and said that the grand jury report says the state’s autopsy and independent autopsy “disagree about the presence of bruising (non-deep tissue) on Wells’ buttocks and shoulder.”

For context, both the autopsy reports have ruled Nolan’s cause and manner of death as undertermined.

“How can a jury come to the conclusion of drowning despite knowing that there was trauma to his body and despite hearing many inconsistencies?” questioned Christine.

However, the court documents observed that accidental drowning is consistent with the evidence and that the evidence does not rule it out.