Nolan Wells’ frantic plea during argument with friends before he vanished revealed by family lawyer
Nolan Wells demanded “Give me my freaking phone” in an argument filmed shortly before he went missing, his family’s lawyer Ben Crump claims.
The 18-year-old college football player vanished during a Fourth of July boat trip with friends to Horn Island, Mississippi.
His body was recovered Monday and positively identified as his remains the following day using dental records.
Police have been investigating a video that allegedly shows a heated argument before Wells went missing.
Speaking in an interview with Michael Strahan on “Good Morning America” alongside Wells’ devastated parents Friday morning, Crump said the footage shows a fight over the teen’s phone.
“This video, you can hear an argument going where Nolan is saying, ‘Give me my freaking phone, what are you freaking doing?’” the attorney said.
Crump also questioned claims that Wells left his phone before his pals returned to shore without him.
“I mean, no young person leaves their cellphone,” he told Strahan.
Wells decided to stay behind while the others returned inland due to a mechanical issue with the boat, according to the mother of one of his friends.
Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter told ABC News nothing from the evidence “yet” points to foul play, and urged patience as the investigation presses on.
However, Wells’ family is demanding a “thorough investigation” into what happened to the youngster, who played as a wide receiver for Southwest Mississippi Community College.
The family has flown his remains from Mississippi to Washington DC for an independent autopsy to be carried out.
Crump revealed during the interview with Strahan on “GMA” that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is paying for the post-mortem.
Jackson County Coroner Bruce Lynd Jr. told The Post Tuesday that results from the official autopsy could take weeks while toxicology tests are carried out.
Nolan’s distraught mom, Christine Wonsley, said during the interview that after the family recovered Wells’ phone, they noticed there were no Snapchat videos, which they believe is “suspicious.”
“When we finally got his phone, me and my sister went through the phone. We went in his Snapchat. He had two accounts. Absolutely nothing,” she said.
“It wasn’t even 24 hours, which is how long videos and pictures stay on Snapchat, and I was just like ‘that can’t be’.”
“I’ve seen Nolan whenever he Snaps – like when he goes and he’s having fun, like he does videos… there was absolutely nothing… even my sister was like… ‘that’s suspicious’,” the grieving mother said.