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Nolan Wells grand jury findings: • 43 witnesses testified after 132 subpoenas were issued. • The grand jury reviewed cellphone records, GPS data, security footage, photos, videos, Snapchat records and investigative files. • The grand jury found insufficient evidence of criminal wrongdoing and returned a unanimous no true bill. • They found no evidence Nolan’s friends committed a crime. • The DA said there is “absolutely no evidence” that Nolan’s disappearance or death was racially motivated. • Evidence indicated Nolan chose to remain on Horn Island after others headed back toward the mainland. • His phone returned to the mainland without him, but other people’s phones also ended up on different boats. • A witness said Nolan slipped awkwardly from a boat but continued socializing afterward and did not appear seriously injured. • The bruising found on the back of Nolan’s head was determined to be non-fatal. • Both the state medical examiner and an independent pathologist determined Nolan’s cause and manner of death were undetermined. • Drowning remained a possibility, but it was not definitively established as the cause of death. • There was no evidence of fatal trauma or cocaine in Nolan’s system. • The grand jury reviewed the viral SeaTow audio and found that claims circulating about what could be heard in the recording were inaccurate when compared with the original audio. • The grand jury also examined allegations involving a fight, drug use, photos and other claims that circulated online. The evidence did not support the criminal allegations. The grand jury found insufficient evidence to charge anyone with a crime. Nolan Wells’ cause and manner of death remain officially undetermined.