Hundreds Honor Nolan Wells at Mississippi Funeral as Justice Drive Intensifies

Hundreds gathered at Center Pointe Church in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to mourn Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old whose Fourth of July Horn Island boating trip drew national scrutiny. Rev. Al Sharpton was slated to deliver a eulogy and Wells’ family attorney Ben Crump planned to press for justice as an independent autopsy—funded by Tyler Perry—was announced amid ongoing questions about his death. Wells’ body was found on Horn Island days after he disappeared, and the family described the funeral as a celebration of his life.