Christine Wonsley, mother of Nolan Xavier Wells, center, is comforted by her husband, Elmore Wonsley, from left, attorney Ben Crump and the Rev. Al Sharpton during Wells' funeral at Center Pointe Church in Ocean Springs on Monday, July 20, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Two people from out of state accused of threatening to kill or hurt witnesses in the Nolan Wells death investigation appeared in federal court in Mississippi this week.