Professional race hustler Al Sharpton and filmmaker Tyler Perry have offered a joint $100,000 reward for answers regarding the fate of Nolan Wells.
Nolan Xavier Wells was an 18-year-old black college freshman and football player at Southwest Mississippi Community College who went missing during a July Fourth boat trip to Horn Island with his friends.
After their visit to Horn island, the three high school friends, all of them white, returned to the mainland without him. He remained on the island, reportedly possibly to meet someone. Wells was last seen alive 3:00 p.m. on July 4.
Following a major search, Wells’ body was found on July 6 in the water near the shoreline on the west/northwest end of the island.
Authorities in Mississippi have found a body believed to be missing teen Nolan Xavier Wells, 18, who was last seen on Horn Island on July 4.
ABC News’ Alex Perez has the latest. pic.twitter.com/GgyYQHmhSf
— ABC News (@ABC) July 6, 2026
Officials with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department have said no foul play is suspected and that it appears to be a drowning, citing dangerous currents, possible alcohol involvement, and no signs of homicidal trauma.
Autopsy and toxicology results, including independent ones requested by the family, are still pending.
Ever since Wells’ death, race hustlers have rushed to suggest that his three friends are somehow responsible for his disappearance and death and that the reason for his death has to do with race.
During Wells’ funeral this Monday, Sharpton, himself a race hustler, announced that he would be offering a $50,000 reward to anyone who comes forward with information about the case. Perry then matched that amount, bringing the total to $100,000.
Reverend Al Sharpton offered a $50,000 reward for anyone with information that can lead to an “arrest and a conviction” in Mississippi teen Nolan Wells’ death investigation.
Sharpton offered the reward while speaking at Wells’ memorial service on Monday in Ocean Springs,… pic.twitter.com/dJtv5ihhUR
— ABC News (@ABC) July 20, 2026
Sharpton made it very clear during his funeral remarks that he doesn’t believe the official drowning narrative.
When explaining the reason for a reward, he alleged that the money is for those who “could give the information that will lead to an arrest and a conviction in the case of what happened.”
Sharpton continued by blowing smoke out his ass.
“[Wells] was not on that island by himself. Somebody saw something and know something,” the race hustler insisted. “We just want the truth, that’s all. We just want the truth.”
Critics say he can’t handle the truth.
Authorities are still investigating, but Race Hustler Emeritus and his Protege have already decided somebody has to be guilty. I used to love Tyler Perry as Madea. Not so much anymore.
— Allen Willis (@allenw111) July 20, 2026
Wells’ family is being represented by top race hustler Benjamin Crump. He too spoke at the deceased young man’s funeral, according to Revolt TV.
“Any parent would want the answers as to what happened to their child,” he said. “They went on the boat, the boat came back, and Nolan washed up on the shore two days later, dead. Wouldn’t you want answers? Wouldn’t you want transparency? Wouldn’t you want the truth? Wouldn’t you want justice?”
“I think about Trayvon Martin. I think about Michael Brown. I think about Breonna Taylor. I think about Botham Jean. I think about Stephon Clark. I think about Sonya Massey. I think about so many of our children that were taken from us,” he added.
Nearly all the people he listed were justifiably killed either by the police or by civilians practicing self-defense.
Critics say the problem with race hustlers like Crump is they only care about black deaths that can somehow be blamed on white people. When it comes to black children being murdered or paralyzed daily on the streets by other black people, they don’t seem to give a damn.
Case in point:
A little girl gets shot and paralyzed.
Ben Crump, where you at?
BLM where you at?
Why do they only care when whites are involved?
Hmmm… https://t.co/UFw6uOQExd pic.twitter.com/3oJrJbRg4f
— Amiri King (@AmiriKing) July 17, 2026
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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