Nolan Wells’s Mother Christine Wonsley is currently laying the legal groundwork for a possible lawsuit over her son’s death. She has asked a Mississippi court to put her in charge of his estate, TMZ reports.
New legal documents obtained by the outlet show that Wansley filed a petition on Monday to open her son’s estate and appoint her as administrator, noting that the estate’s assets would “include only damages arising out of the circumstances of his death.” If someone is eventually legally found in connection with her son’s death, Wansley will have the right to sue on behalf of her son’s estate.
Wansley signed the petition in Jackson County Chancery Court on the day of Wells’ funeral. According to the documents, the teen had no will, never married and had no children, making his mother his sole heir.
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A teenager from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 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.
Who is Christine Wansley?
Wansley has been outspoken on social media about her son’s death and investigation, referring to Wells as her “son” in multiple posts. She vowed to “keep his story alive” and promised not to stop using the hashtag to “defend” her son #JusticeForNolanWells in her post. However, there are no official reports that anyone is legally responsible for Wells’ death.
Wansley has repeatedly asked that any public demonstrations in her son’s name remain peaceful, AOL reported. She stressed that Nolan “would never want violence of any kind.”
Wansley is desperately seeking the public’s help to find out what happened to their son. She wrote in a recent social media post: “Elmore Wansley and I are urgently asking that if you have any information, videos and photos of our son Nolan Wells from July 4th, please contact local authorities at 228-769-3063 and also my legal team at 1-800-691-7111. We need to know what happened to our child. Please contact both men with any information!!”
Two investigations are ongoing. On Monday, July 13, Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter told ABC News that his department was still working. Meanwhile, Crump’s team is conducting a private investigation, including a second autopsy.
At the same time, the lawyer Ben CrumpA report on July 21 revealed that he had been hired by the Wells family X posts He plans to announce the results of an independent autopsy.
“Tomorrow, I will join the family of Nolan Xavier Wells at the 117th NAACP National Convention to announce the preliminary results of an independent autopsy conducted on their behalf. As the family continues to seek answers, we remain committed to pursuing the truth and demanding a full, transparent investigation into Nolan’s death,” Crump wrote.
