BS BULLETIN:

• Rep. Frederica Wilson honored Nolan Wells’ parents at a Congressional Black Caucus event titled “Our Young Black Boys Are Being Murdered and Nobody Seems to Care.”
• The Sept. 18 event grouped Wells with King Carter, Jordan Davis and Trayvon Martin while honoring their parents.
• Three days later, a Mississippi grand jury reported there was no credible evidence anyone committed a crime in Wells’ death and said the circumstances were consistent with drowning.

Rep. Frederica Wilson had a powerful message about Nolan Wells and other young Black men earlier this month.

There’s now one rather significant problem with the way it was framed.

“Meet the parents of Nolan Wells today at our forum, where we will honor them and other parents of murdered young boys,” Wilson posted Sept. 18. “Our young black boys are being murdered, and nobody seems to care.”

Our young Black boys are being murdered, and no one seems to care. I do.

Join me at the CBCF’s Annual Legislative Conference as we officially cut the ribbon for the U.S. Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys and honor the courageous parents who carry their sons’… pic.twitter.com/2jn3fckAXC

— Rep. Frederica Wilson (@RepWilson) September 17, 2026

The Florida Democrat was promoting a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation event with an equally unequivocal title: “Our Young Black Boys Are Being Murdered and Nobody Seems to Care.”

Wilson, chair of the U.S. Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, organized the event to honor the parents of Wells, King Carter, Jordan Davis and Trayvon Martin.

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and Rep. Lucy McBath co-moderated the discussion. Wells’ parents, Christine Wells Wonsley and Elmore Wonsley, participated alongside the parents of other young Black men and boys who died.

Nolan Wells’ name deserves to be remembered, and so does the courage of his parents, Christine Wells-Wonsley and Elmore Wonsley. I was honored to present them with a tribute entered into the Congressional Record, preserving their names and Nolan’s legacy in our nation’s history. pic.twitter.com/JzMEWnsIzY

— Rep. Frederica Wilson (@RepWilson) September 23, 2026

There was, however, an important difference between Wells and several of the other names being honored.

King Carter was a 6-year-old killed by gunfire in Miami-Dade County. Jordan Davis was 17 when he was shot and killed during a confrontation at a Jacksonville gas station. Trayvon Martin was 17 when George Zimmerman fatally shot him in Sanford, Florida.

Wells’ death was still under investigation.

The 18-year-old disappeared July 4 after traveling with friends to Horn Island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. His body was recovered two days later. Wilson’s own press release actually acknowledged that distinction, describing Wells as having been “found dead” and saying there were “critical questions surrounding the circumstances of his death still unanswered.”

We spoke the names of Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis, Nolan Wells and King Carter as a charge to act. I was honored to present their parents with tributes entered into the Congressional Record, forever preserving their sons’ legacies in our nation’s history.

Our Black boys should… pic.twitter.com/Kv6ksBVriP

— Rep. Frederica Wilson (@RepWilson) September 22, 2026

Then, three days after Wilson’s event, the Jackson County grand jury released its findings.

After hearing testimony from 43 witnesses, reviewing evidence obtained through 132 subpoenas, and examining physical and digital evidence, the grand jury found no evidence warranting criminal charges. And it didn’t merely decline to indict anyone.

“The Grand Jury finds no credible evidence to support the public allegations” that anyone traveling to or from Horn Island that day engaged in criminal conduct connected to Wells’ death, its report said.

It went further, saying allegations against the occupants of the boats involved were “not based in truth, and are solely the result of public clamor and private malice.”

District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath was similarly direct.

“There is absolutely no evidence to support the allegations that Nolan’s disappearance and death were racially motivated,” she said. “Nolan’s friends loved Nolan, and Nolan loved them.”

The grand jury said the location, position, and condition of Wells’ body were consistent with drowning.

Wells’ parents and Crump continue to challenge the conclusions of the investigation and are seeking further scrutiny of what happened.

“We’re not giving up,” his mother said after the grand jury decision.

BREAKING: Ben Crump is tripling down on his Nolan Wells race hoax after this grand jury’s conclusion

He says the death was NOT accidental

His evidence? “Common sense” https://t.co/GBspc9zYur pic.twitter.com/qgaQwnZouk

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 22, 2026

Wilson’s event occurred before the grand jury released its findings. She therefore did not have Monday’s report in front of her when she included Wells’ family in the event. But her language was considerably more definitive than the evidence available at the time.

Wilson wasn’t merely honoring parents who had lost their sons. Her post specifically invited people to meet Wells’ parents and “other parents of murdered young boys.”

Now a grand jury has examined the evidence and concluded there isn’t credible evidence that Nolan Wells was murdered at all. Any word from Ms. Freddy?

Nope.

DBS WIRE SOURCES:

• Rep. Frederica Wilson — Announcement of Congressional Black Caucus event honoring Nolan Wells’ parents
• Twitchy — Frederica Wilson honors Nolan Wells’ parents among parents of “murdered young boys”
• Associated Press — Grand jury finds no cause for charges in Nolan Wells’ death
• CBS News — Grand jury finds no criminal wrongdoing in Nolan Wells’ death
• ABC News — Wells family seeks justice after grand jury decision