After a Black teenager was found dead following a boat trip, his family agreed to check his phone with the prosecutor.
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July 16th, 2026
After a Black teenager was found dead following a boat trip, his family agreed to check his phone with the prosecutor.
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A Black teenager named Nolan Wells went missing on July 4th. He took a boat to Horn Island in Mississippi.
一名非裔青少年諾蘭·威爾斯在七月四日乘船前往密西西比州霍恩島後失蹤。
Later, he was found dead.
後來他被發現身亡。
The family's lawyer, Ben Crump, said they will work with District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath.
家屬的律師班·克倫普說，他們將與地區檢察官安吉爾·邁爾斯·麥克伊拉斯合作。
They will check the contents of Wells' phone.
他們會檢查威爾斯的手機內容。
The family previously said that messages on the phone seemed to be deleted before they got it back.
家屬先前曾表示，手機中的訊息在他們取回前似乎已被刪除。
Crump said McIlrath promised to send the case to a grand jury after the investigation is finished.
克倫普說，麥克伊拉斯承諾調查完成後會將案件提交大陪審團。
Ronald Rychlak is a law professor at the University of Mississippi. He said most serious crimes in the state go to a grand jury.
密西西比大學法學教授羅納德·里查克指出，該州多數重罪案件都會經大陪審團審理。
Rychlak added that it is not common for police and the family to review evidence together.
里查克補充說，警方與家屬共同檢查證據並不常見。
But this action could speed up the investigation.
但此舉可能加快調查進度。
Wells went to Horn Island with his friends.
威爾斯與朋友們前往霍恩島。
He did not go with them when they left at 3 p.m.
下午3點離開時他未隨行。
Officials said the island has no people living on it and can only be reached by boat.
官員表示該島無人居住，只能乘船到達。
Wells' mother called the police early on July 5.
威爾斯的母親在7月5日凌晨報警。
The next day, his body was found in the water near the island.
第二天他的屍體在島嶼附近水域被尋獲。
The Jackson County Sheriff's Department said they do not think the death was a murder.
傑克遜縣警長部門表示，他們不認為死亡涉及謀殺。
The official autopsy results are not ready yet.
官方驗屍結果尚未出爐。
Family and lawyers said there were nearly 200 people on the island.
家屬和律師指出，島上當時有近200人。
Wells was one of very few African American people there.
威爾斯是極少數非裔人士之一。
The Congressional Black Caucus is calling for an independent investigation.
國會黑人黨團呼籲進行獨立調查。
Wells would have turned 19 next month.
威爾斯下個月將滿19歲。
He studied at Southwest Mississippi Community College and played as a wide receiver on the football team.
他就讀於西南密西西比社區學院並擔任足球隊外接手。
Actor Tyler Perry helped pay for his funeral.
他的葬禮費用由演員泰勒·派瑞協助支付。
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick helped pay for an independent autopsy.
前NFL四分衛科林·卡佩尼克則協助支付獨立驗屍費用。
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