Nolan Wells' hometown officials rally behind sheriff after 'derelict in their duties' attack
Officials from Nolan Wells' hometown are rallying behind their sheriff after being accused of being "derelict in their duties" on Wednesday morning.NAACP President Derrick Johnson accused Mississippi officials of failing to properly handle the case during the same news conference where attorney Ben Crump announced the independent autopsy results."We're not accusing anyone of anything other than the state of Mississippi and local officials. We're accusing them of being derelict in their duties," Johnson said.
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Officials from Nolan Wells' hometown are rallying behind their sheriff after being accused of being "derelict in their duties" on Wednesday morning.NAACP President Derrick Johnson accused Mississippi officials of failing to properly handle the case during the same news conference where attorney Ben Crump announced the independent autopsy results."We're not accusing anyone of anything other than the state of Mississippi and local officials. We're accusing them of being derelict in their duties," Johnson said. "To follow up and to ensure that regardless of what happened, that there was the proper investigation so that this family and that community could be assured that if anyone was involved, they would be held accountable."NOLAN WELLS INDEPENDENT AUTOPSY DOESN'T POINT TO FOUL PLAY, FORMER MEDICAL EXAMINER SAYSWells, 18, disappeared July 4 after he went with friends on a boat trip to Horn Island, which is a barrier island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast. Officials and search crews searched for two days before a National Park Service ranger located his remains on July 6 while on the island's northwestern tip.Mississippi State Senator Jeremy England, who represents a portion of Jackson County, where the incident took place, told Fox News Digital the accusation by Johnson was "completely unfair."LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING?
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- Officials from Nolan Wells' hometown are rallying behind their sheriff after being accused of being "derelict in their duties" on Wednesday morning.NAACP President Derrick Johnson accused Mississippi officials of failing to properly handle the case during the same news conference where attorney Ben Crump announced the independent autopsy results."We're not accusing anyone of anything other than the state of Mississippi and local officials. We're accusing them of being derelict in their duties," Johnson said.
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