‘Turning in His Grave’: Friends of Nolan Wells Continue Vicious Attacks Against His Parents as Demands for FBI Help Grow Louder
Many people are pointing fingers at the group of friends Nolan Wells spent Independence Day with, alleging that they know what happened to him.
But now the friends are turning the tables, accusing Wells’ parents of changing the narrative by framing them as the suspects in the media.
Morgan Seymour, Warren Hudson, and Jax Pitalo were with Wells on Horn Island the day he disappeared, but they left him there after they said he wanted to stay behind with a girl. Two days later, authorities found the 18-year-old’s body.
Real Friends
The trio appeared on “The Officer Tatum Show” for the third time on Aug. 13. They accused Wells’ parents of hurling false accusations at them, including that they weren’t Wells’ real friends.
“Nolan would always be with us, stay at our houses, and for his parents to come out and say, ‘We don’t know these boys. Then do you not know where your kid is staying at night, because he’s staying at our houses,” Hudson said in his defense.
The boys say they don’t need to prove their friendship to Nolan’s family.
“How are you going to tell me about my relationship with someone else?” Hudson said. “They’ve said all this about us- that we’re fake friends. If you go and look at any of Nolan’s social media, the only people on there are us and some football guys.”
Missing Phone and Keys
The trio also touched on the topic of Wells’ phone, which made it back to shore. Hudson claims he told Wells’ parents they had his phone when telling them he was missing.
Seymour says he then received a call from someone demanding answers about Wells’ phone and keys. Later, Pitalo said that around 15 people showed up at his house for answers.
Pitalo says that although the encounter was ‘hostile’, he gave up the phone and keys very quickly.
“This narrative that they’re pushing that there was any argument over the phones or the keys is completely false,” said Hudson.
When Christine Wonsley, Wells’ mother, went through his phone, she claimed that there were deleted messages.
Pitalo said none of the boys accessed Wells’ phone because they didn’t know his passcode. “I have no idea how to get on Nolan’s phone, and I don’t have anything to delete in the first place,” Pitalo said.
Beyond phone allegations, the boys say the family took their conclusions even further by searching their boat.
“They went and searched Wyatt’s boat, like we were hiding Nolan in the boat. What is wrong with you?” Pitalo said.
‘Turning in His Grave’
The three boys say they have been cooperating with law enforcement from the beginning. They say investigators spoke with them for about an hour the day Wells was found, asking them to go through the weekend step by step.
“If we planned to hurt Nolan, why would we plan to kill him on the Fourth of July in front of hundreds of people?”
The boys also said they willingly gave their phones to investigators.
“We have nothing to hide; we want to be fully transparent,” Pitalo said. “Anything to do with justice, we want to help out.”
As the controversy surrounding the case continues, the friends believe the situation has gone too far. They even went so far as to say Wells would be disgusted by the hate they are experiencing.
“Nolan is turning in his grave right now; this is the last thing he’d want his friends to be going through. Like the absolute last, said Pitalo.
The friends say the hardest part was not being able to go to Wells’ funeral because they didn’t want to take the spotlight off of him.
Calls to Investigate Get Louder
The interview comes as members of the Congressional Black Caucus call for U.S. Attorney Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel to investigate Nolan’s death.
CBC issued the letter on August 12 and gave the FBI seven days to respond.
“This family deserves answers,” Georgia Congresswoman Lucy McBath said during a news conference at the NABJ convention. “We’re demanding a full federal investigation into what actually happened to Nolan Wells. We want to make sure no stone was left unturned, because his life matters.”
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The FBI is already investigating threats made against several people involved in the case, including the three friends and Wells’ parents.
As the investigation continues, Wonsley says her life is forever changed. She is now looking forward to celebrating her son’s 19th birthday next Wednesday.
“This new normal is one I would wish on no one,” she said.