
July 16th, 2026
The family of Nolan Wells will work with a local prosecutor.
They want to check his phone.
Nolan Wells was a Black teenager.
He died after a boat trip on July Fourth.
The family said messages seemed erased from the phone.
They got the phone back after that.
They met with District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath on Wednesday.
Attorney Ben Crump said McIlrath promised to show the investigation to a grand jury.
Wells went to Horn Island with friends.
He did not return with them.
His mother reported him missing on July 5.
His body was found near the island the next day.
At first, authorities said they did not think a crime happened.
An official autopsy is still waiting.
The family asked why friends left Wells behind.
But they took his keys and phone.
The family got his phone from a friend's home on July 4.
Crump said an expert will try to get data from the phone.
This will happen with help from investigators.
The Congressional Black Caucus asked for an independent investigation.
July 16th, 2026

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