The death of 18-year-old Ocean Springs student-athlete Nolan Xavier Wells on Horn Island has spawned federal arrests, threats against witnesses, defamation lawsuit plans and an investigation of his own mother. Here is a roundup of the past week’s key developments in the case.
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Here are key takeaways:
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This story was originally published August 9, 2026 at 8:42 AM with the headline “This week in the Nolan Wells investigation: What happened from August 1-8.”
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