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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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No charges in Nolan Wells' death following grand jury review

Nolan Wells - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A grand jury has found there wasn't evidence to bring charges in the death of Nolan Wells, a Black teen who was found dead after a July 4 boating trip off the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

The decision announced Monday by Angel Myers McIlrath, the district attorney overseeing Wells’ case, comes after months of intense speculation about how the 18-year-old disappeared from a bustling party and why the friends who ferried Wells to the island left without him.

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