Judge Ashlee Cole has spoken publicly after days of online rumors surrounding the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells. In a Facebook statement, the Mississippi judge said she had deactivated her social media accounts because she feared for her children’s safety as false claims spread online.

Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old student-athlete from Mississippi, was found dead earlier this week after he went missing on a Fourth of July trip to Mississippi’s Horn Island with…

Judge Ashlee Cole has spoken publicly after days of online rumors surrounding the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells. In a Facebook statement, the Mississippi judge said she had…

Wells was a good kid with a bright future and a lot of friends. His parents told NBC News that many questions remain about how he ended up dead over the July Fourth weekend.