Sharpton offers $50K for Nolan Wells case arrest with lawyer to release autopsy at NAACP

Rev. Al Sharpton is offering a $50,000 reward for accusation starring to an apprehension and condemnation successful the decease of Mississippi teen Nolan Wells arsenic lawyer Ben Crump prepares to uncover preliminary findings Wednesday from an autarkic autopsy that could supply the archetypal nationalist aesculapian penetration into the 18-year-old's mysterious death.

Crump is expected to denote the findings during a quality league astatine the 117th NAACP National Convention successful Chicago, wherever helium volition look alongside Wells' parents, Christine and Elmore Wonsley. The family's ineligible squad plans to merchandise the archetypal nationalist findings from the autarkic examination.

The announcement comes days aft the NAACP adopted a solution urging local, authorities and national authorities, including the U.S. Department of Justice, to behaviour what it described arsenic an in-depth and transparent probe into Wells' death.

SEARCH CALLED OFF AFTER BODY MATCHING MISSING TEEN NOLAN WELLS FOUND OFF MISSISSIPPI COAST

Nolan Wells smiles connected the tract portion playing wide receiver for Southwest Mississippi Community College. (Christine Wonsley/Facebook)

The renewed attraction comes arsenic TMZ released antecedently unseen video it said was recorded during the July 4 gathering connected Horn Island. The footage pans crossed dozens of boats and radical successful the h2o earlier concisely focusing connected an idiosyncratic TMZ identified arsenic Wells, though Fox News Digital has not independently verified the video's authenticity, erstwhile it was recorded oregon the individuality of the idiosyncratic shown.

Wells disappeared July 4 aft traveling by vessel with friends to Horn Island, a obstruction land disconnected Mississippi's Gulf Coast, to observe Independence Day. Search crews spent 2 days looking for the teen earlier a National Park Service ranger recovered his assemblage adjacent the island's northwestern extremity connected July 6. Authorities person not announced a origin oregon mode of death, and the probe remains ongoing.

The authoritative autopsy has not yet been released, making Wednesday's announcement the archetypal autarkic aesculapian findings expected to beryllium shared publicly.

SEARCH CALLED OFF AFTER BODY MATCHING MISSING TEEN NOLAN WELLS FOUND OFF MISSISSIPPI COAST

Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a caller appearance. Sharpton has announced a $50,000 reward for accusation starring to an apprehension and condemnation successful the decease of Mississippi teen Nolan Wells. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

The lawsuit has drawn increasing nationalist attention, with salient civilian rights leaders and nationalist figures rallying down Wells' family, including Crump, Sharpton, erstwhile NFL backmost Colin Kaepernick and filmmaker Tyler Perry.

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Along with Crump, Sharpton has repeatedly called for a thorough investigation, though helium has cautioned against drafting premature conclusions.

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"We cannot accidental it was racist, but we cannot accidental it was not racist," Sharpton said during Wells' funeral. "So let's not justice either mode until each the grounds is in."

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Nolan Xavier Wells disappeared connected the Fourth of July portion boating with friends, according to authorities. (Jackson County Sheriff's Department via Facebook)

Sharpton besides questioned wherefore Wells' cellphone and keys were recovered with his friends, wherefore they did not instantly interaction instrumentality enforcement aft realizing helium was missing and wherefore section officials appeared speedy to disregard the anticipation of foul play.

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During Wells' ceremonial Monday, Sharpton announced a $50,000 reward done the National Action Network for accusation starring to an apprehension and conviction, saying idiosyncratic astatine the July 4 gathering knows what happened.

"He was not connected that land by himself," Sharpton said. "Somebody saw thing and knows something. So I didn't travel to marque money. I came to springiness money. Stand up and archer the truth."

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The Associated Press reported that Perry aboriginal pledged to assistance money the reward successful summation to paying for Wells' funeral. Crump has besides said the section authoritative agreed to contiguous the completed probe to a expansive assemblage erstwhile it is finished and that the household was inactive awaiting the results of the autarkic autopsy pursuing Monday's funeral.

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As the household continues pressing for answers, Fox News Digital has filed nationalist records requests with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources' Marine Patrol seeking 911 calls, dispatch records, body-camera footage, incidental reports, vigor communications, vas logs and different records related to the effect to Wells' disappearance and death.

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Fox News Digital has besides reached retired to Crump's bureau and the National Action Network for further accusation regarding Wednesday's announcement and the reward.