{"id":4230,"date":"2026-08-03T21:36:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T21:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4230"},"modified":"2026-08-03T21:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T21:36:27","slug":"nolan-wells-case-chilling-death-threats-from-illinois-lead-to-third-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4230","title":{"rendered":"Nolan Wells case: Chilling death threats from Illinois lead to third arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>An Illinois man is the latest person to face a federal charge of threatening to injure and kill witnesses and their families in connection with the investigation into the death of Nolan Xavier Wells, according to records filed in the case.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4228\">In short SC GOP primary race for US Senate, who\u2019s leading in recent polling<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Edward James Porter, of Berwyn, Illinois, is charged in a federal criminal complaint with transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce to kill or injure two witnesses in the ongoing state investigation into the death of the 18-year-old student-athlete.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Porter also was tracked to a second address, that one in nearby Maywood, Illinois. The two cities are within a five-mile radius.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>According to a by Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Christopher Kloc, Porter made threats to two witnesses through phone calls and text messages Friday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The complaint alleges Porter told one witness he was going to \u201ccome kill\u201d the witness and their family and claimed he had their home address. He also allegedly sent the witness a text message containing the address.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Porter is also accused of calling a second witness and threatening to kill and injure that person. According to the complaint, he threatened to kill the witness, cut up the body and stuff the remains into a suitcase.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Investigators subpoenaed records from Boost Mobile and identified the phone number and IP address allegedly used to make the calls and send the text messages.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Before Porter\u2019s arrest, a Sacramento, California, man and a Cincinnati, Ohio, woman were arrested in separate federal cases accusing them of threatening to injure or kill people connected to the Wells investigation.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"fullscreen\" height=\"793.44\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.documentcloud.org\/documents\/28531528-edward-james-porter-complaint\/?embed=1\" style=\"border: 1px solid #d8dee2; border-radius: 0.5rem; width: 100%; height: 100%; aspect-ratio: 610.2 \/ 793.44\" width=\"610.2\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Those threatened included Jackson County Chancery Judge Ashlee Cole, members of her family and others associated with the case. Cole\u2019s stepson, Warren Hudson, was among a group of friends who spent July 4 with Wells before he disappeared.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In addition, Bart Edmiston Jr., a friend of Wells, received what his attorney called a credible death threat to harm him and his family.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4226\">Family of York County woman killed in weekend crash set up fundraiser<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Edmiston is planning to pursue a defamation lawsuit over false accusations made against him since his name appeared in a Mississippi Department of Marine Resources report after authorities downloaded GPS data from his boat.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Edmiston, 21, helped tow the boat Wells had traveled to the island on after a malfunctioning bilge pump prompted a call to Sea Tow. The friends ended calling off the help from Sea Tow, according to the company.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Porter is the third person arrested on federal charges alleging threats against people connected to the Wells investigation.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Porter is accused of threatening witnesses in Jackson County in the Southern District of Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Wells\u2019 case has drawn widespread attention, prompted multiple investigations and fueled unfounded speculation about what happened after he disappeared during a trip to Horn Island with friends.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Wells\u2019 friends returned to the mainland without him, telling authorities he chose to remain on the island. The group also returned with Wells\u2019 cellphone.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Since Wells\u2019 death, Wells\u2019 parents, Elmore and Christine Wonsley, hired civil rights attorney Ben Crump, to do an independent investigation into their son\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>An independent autopsy on Wells\u2019 body listed the cause and manner of death as undetermined pending further investigation. However, Crump said, the independent forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy could not rule out foul play.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4225\">Rush to approve mega utility merger could cost SC ratepayers, business group says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An man from Berwyn, Illinois, faces federal charges for threatening to kill witnesses and law enforcement tied to the Nolan Wells investigation in Mississippi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nolan Wells case: Chilling death threats from Illinois lead to third arrest - US Moving Experts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4230\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nolan Wells case: Chilling death threats from Illinois lead to third arrest - US Moving Experts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An man from Berwyn, Illinois, faces federal charges for threatening to kill witnesses and law enforcement tied to the Nolan Wells investigation in Mississippi.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4230\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"US Moving Experts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-03T21:36:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4230#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4230\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d4595f9a47af262eb0de41137cae39b6\"},\"headline\":\"Nolan Wells case: Chilling death threats from Illinois lead to third arrest\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-03T21:36:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4230\"},\"wordCount\":594,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4230#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/f7bee02d00150a818e08caf33c56014b.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"National\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4230#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4230\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4230\",\"name\":\"Nolan Wells case: Chilling death threats from Illinois lead to third arrest - US Moving Experts\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4230#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4230#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/f7bee02d00150a818e08caf33c56014b.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-03T21:36:27+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d4595f9a47af262eb0de41137cae39b6\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4230#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4230\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4230#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/f7bee02d00150a818e08caf33c56014b.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/f7bee02d00150a818e08caf33c56014b.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":750},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4230#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Nolan Wells case: Chilling death threats from Illinois lead to third arrest\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"US Moving Experts\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d4595f9a47af262eb0de41137cae39b6\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Nolan Wells case: Chilling death threats from Illinois lead to third arrest - US Moving Experts","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4230","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Nolan Wells case: Chilling death threats from Illinois lead to third arrest - US Moving Experts","og_description":"An man from Berwyn, Illinois, faces federal charges for threatening to kill witnesses and law enforcement tied to the Nolan Wells investigation in Mississippi.","og_url":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4230","og_site_name":"US Moving Experts","article_published_time":"2026-08-03T21:36:27+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4230#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4230"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d4595f9a47af262eb0de41137cae39b6"},"headline":"Nolan Wells case: Chilling death threats from Illinois lead to third arrest","datePublished":"2026-08-03T21:36:27+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4230"},"wordCount":594,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4230#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f7bee02d00150a818e08caf33c56014b.jpg","articleSection":["National"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4230#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4230","url":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4230","name":"Nolan Wells case: Chilling death threats from Illinois lead to third arrest - US Moving Experts","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4230#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4230#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f7bee02d00150a818e08caf33c56014b.jpg","datePublished":"2026-08-03T21:36:27+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d4595f9a47af262eb0de41137cae39b6"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4230#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4230"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4230#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f7bee02d00150a818e08caf33c56014b.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f7bee02d00150a818e08caf33c56014b.jpg","width":1200,"height":750},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4230#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Nolan Wells case: Chilling death threats from Illinois lead to third arrest"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/","name":"US Moving Experts","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d4595f9a47af262eb0de41137cae39b6","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com"],"url":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}