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What Do We Know About Wells\u2019 Death?<\/h2>\n

Wells, who was an 18-year-old student-athlete from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, traveled with friends by boat to Horn Island on July 4 to celebrate the holiday. Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter said Wells did not return home with his friends that afternoon, and Wells\u2019 family said in a statement his mother reported him missing that night. \u201cFrom the people we\u2019ve talked to, it sounds like he chose to stay on the island with the assumption that he was going to ride back to the mainland with someone else,\u201d Ledbetter told the Associated Press<\/u> on Tuesday, adding Wells\u2019 friends are cooperating with the investigation. In a statement Tuesday, Ledbetter confirmed the investigation is \u201cactive and ongoing” and urged anyone who saw Wells on the day of his disappearance to contact the sheriff\u2019s office, including if they heard \u201can argument, disturbance, or other unusual activity\u201d on Horn Island. Authorities<\/u> have said they suspect Wells may have drowned and do not believe foul play was involved.<\/p>\n

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Who Is Ben Crump?<\/h2>\n

Crump is a civil rights attorney best known for representing the families of Black people who are victims of gun violence and police brutality. In 2012, the family of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old Black teenager who was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, hired Crump to represent them. Crump later represented the family of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old who was killed by police officer Darren Wilson. Crump helped Brown\u2019s family win a reported $1.5 million settlement<\/u> from the city of Ferguson, Missouri. In 2020, Crump was hired to represent the families of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was murdered while jogging by three white men; Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who was killed by police; and George Floyd, who was murdered by police officer Derek Chauvin in an incident that sparked protests of police brutality. Crump helped reach a $27 million settlement<\/u> for Floyd\u2019s family from the city of Minneapolis. <\/p>\n

Key Background<\/h2>\n

Wells, who would have turned 19 next month, was a student at Southwest Mississippi Community College and a wide receiver on the school\u2019s football team. Tracy Lampley, Wells\u2019 high school football coach, told CBS News<\/u> he was a \u201chappy-go-lucky kid with a big smile that everybody adored and loved.\u201d<\/p>\n

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further reading<\/h2>\n

Family of Nolan Wells, who was found dead off Mississippi island, retains noted lawyer Ben Crump<\/u> (Associated Press)<\/p>\n

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