When will the toxicology results come out in the Nolan Wells case? Shocking ‘drink and cocaine’ allegations emerge in investigation
YouTuber and former police officer Brandon Tatum said he heard from “reliable sources” that “alcohol and cocaine allegedly played a role.” nolan wells‘ die. He also stressed that toxicology results will prove whether these claims are true.
An Ocean Springs, Mississippi, teen was found dead in the water on the northwest tip of Horn Island on Monday morning, July 6. Wells disappeared on July 4 after sailing to the island with friends. this The search for the teen has been called off Passed by a body found Monday, July 6, park rangers.
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“But people were messaging me and telling me there was an alcohol abuse involved and there was cocaine involved. And there was a specific guy, I know the name of the guy, I’m not going to reveal it. I would go to the police first. And then if it didn’t interfere with the investigation, I would reveal it. But this guy was allegedly supplying cocaine to people,” Tatum said in a video. Share on X.
He added, “I was told by a friend of Nolan’s, a person close to him, that this person was offering cocaine, which he refused. I was also told that this person told me that there was more than a 100 percent chance that Nolan was using cocaine during this time. This person said that when the toxicology results came back, it was 150 percent certain that Nolan would have cocaine in his system.”
Tatum captioned the video post: “I’m told by reliable sources that alcohol and cocaine allegedly contributed to Nolan Wells’ death. Toxicology results will ultimately determine whether these claims are true. “
Was there heavy drinking?
Witnesses now reportedly claim nolan wells He was an alcoholic before his death. Witnesses told investigators they saw Wells drinking large amounts of alcohol at a party with friends, according to a preliminary document obtained by ABC News from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. The email, sent on July 5, was distributed to search and rescue personnel the day after Wells was reported missing.
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MDMR documents state Wells was also “with an unidentified female,” later identified as Katie McCormack. However, McCormack’s sister denied this, saying the two only spoke very briefly. She also said the family has cooperated with investigators.
Ben Crump previously announced that an independent autopsy commissioned by Wells’ family was inconclusive. An autopsy found the teen’s cause and manner of death were “undetermined” pending further investigation.
When will the toxicology results be available?
Officials are preserving evidence nolan wells The case is confidential, and the District Attorney for the 19th Circuit Court of Mississippi explained why. Neither the autopsy nor toxicology results in Wells’ case have been released, and it’s unclear when they will be released.
In a public statement, Angel Myers McIlrath urged the public to let the investigation and legal process proceed at their own pace. “Despite the divisive discussions surrounding Nolan’s death, I know we all want the same thing: to understand what happened to Nolan. That is our shared goal, and we must also work together to protect the integrity of the way the truth is discovered,” McIlrath said, according to the Hattiesburg American. “If we sacrifice the integrity of our process to solve today’s problems, we risk undermining confidence in tomorrow’s answers.”
McIlrath further said: “I understand the public is eager to know what happened to Nolan, but we are not taking our time for the sake of time. We are taking our time to complete the work required to do this investigation.”
