Grand jury declines to indict anyone in death of Nolan Wells
Nolan Wells, 18, was found dead after going missing following an outing with friends on Mississippi's Horn Island on the Fourth of July.
A grand jury in Mississippi has concluded there is no criminal wrongdoing in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, whose body was found off Horn Island on July 6, 2026. The Grand Jury found no credible evidence to support claims that any of the teens who rode to or from Horn Island on July 4, 2026, on three boats engaged in criminal conduct related to Wells' death.
District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath stated that the allegations against the boat occupants were not based in truth and were driven by public clamor and private malice. The Grand Jury also concluded that the position, condition, time of discovery, and location of Wells' body were consistent with drowning. Wells had gone to Horn Island with friends to celebrate the Fourth of July, but did not return with them that afternoon.
He was last seen on the island at 3 p.m. and his body was found about 10 miles south of the Mississippi mainland.
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