{"id":7966,"date":"2026-07-16T11:23:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/nolan-wells-update-fbi-assists-as-60-witnesses-interviewed\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T11:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:23:24","slug":"nolan-wells-update-fbi-assists-as-60-witnesses-interviewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/nolan-wells-update-fbi-assists-as-60-witnesses-interviewed\/","title":{"rendered":"Nolan Wells Update: FBI Assists as 60+ Witnesses Interviewed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G0p02ZcbjcE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Ledbetter confirmed the FBI is assisting with forensic examination of digital evidence \u2014 clarifying that this isn&#8217;t unusual, since Horn Island is federal land and his office regularly works with the FBI. The Jackson County Sheriff&#8217;s Office remains the lead agency on the investigation.<br \/>\nLedbetter also revealed that over 60 witnesses have now been interviewed, including in-depth interviews with the three friends who accompanied Nolan on the boat trip. DA Angel Myers McIlrath called the case a &quot;priority&quot; for her office.<br \/>\nIn a significant clarification, Nolan&#8217;s friend Tracestin Shepherd addressed the viral video that many believed showed Nolan in a confrontation \u2014 he told Good Morning America that the yelling voice in the video was actually his own, not evidence of a fight involving Nolan.<br \/>\nNolan&#8217;s mother, Christine Wonsley, has said it seemed &quot;improbable&quot; her son would voluntarily remain on the island without his phone, and raised concerns about missing Snapchat messages once she received the device. The independent, family-commissioned autopsy remains delayed, with results not yet released.<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd0d In this video:<\/p>\n<p>What the FBI&#8217;s role in the case actually is<br \/>\nThe 60-witness update and what it means<br \/>\nThe viral video, clarified by a named witness<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s still unconfirmed and pending<\/p>\n<p>This is an active investigation. We&#8217;ll continue updating as verified facts emerge.<br \/>\n#NolanWells #FBI #BenCrump #HornIsland #Mississippi<\/p>\n<p>Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https:\/\/streamyard.com\/pal\/d\/5759717953503232<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ledbetter confirmed the FBI is assisting with forensic examination of digital evidence \u2014 clarifying that this isn&#8217;t unusual,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lisa-cabrera"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hqdefault-172.jpg?fit=480%2C360&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}