Attorneys for Nolan Wells' family said they will work with the local district attorney’s office investigating his death to inspect the contents of his cellphone. The family recovered the phone from his friends after he was reported missing during a July 4 boat trip to an island off the Mississippi coast.
Wells' family had previously alleged that messages seemed to have been erased from his phone before they got it back, just one of a slew of concerns they've raised about the circumstances and investigation surrounding his death. They met with District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath on Wednesday largely to discuss the inquiry process. But attorney Ben Crump said McIlrath also committed to presenting the investigation to a grand jury once it was completed.
