{"id":20022,"date":"2026-07-14T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/nolan-wells-case-sheriff-says-investigators-will-not-be-rushed-working-with-da\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T12:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T12:00:02","slug":"nolan-wells-case-sheriff-says-investigators-will-not-be-rushed-working-with-da","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/nolan-wells-case-sheriff-says-investigators-will-not-be-rushed-working-with-da\/","title":{"rendered":"Nolan Wells Case: Sheriff Says Investigators Will Not Be Rushed, Working With DA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Nolan Wells Case<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Sheriff Says He Won&#8217;t Be Rushed &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Working With District Attorney<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-07-14T03:18:12-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              July 14, 2026<br \/>\n                            3:18 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-689ea9c5e9c906fe0be2ea47d43cfc9f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260710_aad01515a7b5497db14f35c2a009aefc\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:3259528d-7378-48d4-a3ad-0ad00885a1c8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Nolan Wells Case: Sheriff Says Investigators Will Not Be Rushed, Working With DA\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/aa\/4by3\/2026\/07\/10\/aad01515a7b5497db14f35c2a009aefc_md.jpg\" alt=\"nolan wells facebook 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-689ea9c5e9c906fe0be2ea47d43cfc9f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fb99cf6a3c00e578fee738d99b940c53\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Nolan Wells police probe will not be rushed as investigators are now working with prosecutors to figure out what exactly happened in the mysterious death of the teen, this according to the Mississippi sheriff in charge of the case.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fb99cf6a3c00e578fee738d99b940c53--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-87321978e4ed249b839183825a7eb813\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter told ABC News on Monday that it&#8217;s essential for his investigators to not be put on a timetable and rushed by people who are clamoring for answers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-87321978e4ed249b839183825a7eb813--><\/p>\n<section 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                       <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-dcd82196d1febd972f62a17600082313--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-842e5e616a3b6cd7538a149474bc6f13\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Ledbetter also called for anyone with information to provide it to his investigators so they can get to the bottom of the puzzling case.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-842e5e616a3b6cd7538a149474bc6f13--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-23af2a883341b9003d8012dae2e9b9c9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As we previously reported, 18-year-old Nolan set out for a boat trip with friends on July 4 to Horn Island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. During the trip, the group posted a photo on Facebook, showing them sitting on the boat.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-23af2a883341b9003d8012dae2e9b9c9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-06ab9269dc0a74a531d29c83539a96d3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>But when they returned to the mainland later in the day, Nolan was nowhere in sight, and his family reported him missing.\u00a0Two days later, his body was found near the shoreline of Horn Island during a police search.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-06ab9269dc0a74a531d29c83539a96d3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7f4af6109cb8e783a6abb12c677f713e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260706_d3dae57f29e54a39b1f9254954a901ef\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:3259528d-7378-48d4-a3ad-0ad00885a1c8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Nolan Wells Case: Sheriff Says Investigators Will Not Be Rushed, Working With DA\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d3\/4by3\/2026\/07\/06\/d3dae57f29e54a39b1f9254954a901ef_md.jpg\" alt=\"Nolan wells facebook 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7f4af6109cb8e783a6abb12c677f713e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5aa4d144475d489cf69365e5740b1011\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Since then, there&#8217;s been no real answers on what led to Nolan&#8217;s death. Pure speculation has taken over with people theorizing Nolan &#8212; who was Black &#8212; was killed in a racially charged incident because of Mississippi&#8217;s long history of racism.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5aa4d144475d489cf69365e5740b1011--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0ce69cf0c5253bc6ca911aef323c90e7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sheriff Ledbetter told ABC that Nolan&#8217;s family &#8220;deserves a thorough and factual investigation, and that&#8217;s exactly what they&#8217;re going to get.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0ce69cf0c5253bc6ca911aef323c90e7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-90b01705f6f457c3c34d8b7742886bae\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The sheriff added that his investigators are now working with the local district attorney, noting that the collaberation doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean Nolan met with foul play.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-90b01705f6f457c3c34d8b7742886bae--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-53d1889e113c2816a02f31e818c95322\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In addition, Ledbetter said he&#8217;s aware of rumors there was widespread drinking and substance abuse that day, and his investigators are looking into those possible factors.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-53d1889e113c2816a02f31e818c95322--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/14\/sheriff-says-investigators-will-not-be-rushed-in-nolan-wells-case-and-are-working-with-prosecutors\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Nolan Wells Case Sheriff Says He Won&#8217;t Be Rushed &#8230; Working With District Attorney Published July 14, 2026 3:18 AM PDT The Nolan Wells police probe will not be rushed as investigators are now working with prosecutors to figure out what exactly happened in the mysterious death of the teen, this according to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[91,93,89,107,108,90,109,96,106,302,85,104,81,88,103,100,86,101,99,95,84,83,98,112,110,92,111,1382,94,1503,1539,1538,82,102,97,105,87,1504,1540],"class_list":["post-20022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ecig-canada-zone","tag-best-dab-pens","tag-best-dab-rigs","tag-best-dry-herb-vaporizer","tag-best-dry-herb-vaporizers","tag-best-portable-vaporizer","tag-best-vape-pen","tag-best-vape-pen-for-wax","tag-best-vaporizer","tag-best-weed-vaporizer","tag-case","tag-cbd-vape","tag-cbd-vapor","tag-dab-pen","tag-dab-pen-battery","tag-dab-pen-cartridge","tag-dab-pen-weed","tag-dab-rigs","tag-dab-rigs-for-sale","tag-dab-rigs-near-me","tag-disposable-dab-pen","tag-disposable-vapes","tag-dry-herb-vaporizer","tag-dry-herb-vaporizers","tag-ecigarettes","tag-ecigs","tag-electric-dab-rigs","tag-eliquid","tag-investigators","tag-marijuana-vaporizer","tag-nolan","tag-rushed","tag-sheriff","tag-vape-pen","tag-vaporizer-weed","tag-wax-dab-pen","tag-wax-vape-pen","tag-weed-vape-pen","tag-wells","tag-working"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}