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Warren Hudson‘s dad, Ben Hudson, has released audio of apparent threats received by him and his family as the fundraiser for their legal defense amid the Nolan Wells investigation reaches over $160,000.
According to the Sun Herald, Ben Hudson shared audio of “threats made to his family, including his wife, Chancery Judge Ashlee Cole,” exclusively with the outlet. In a report published on Thursday, August 6, audio that runs for over two minutes and thirty seconds shows multiple apparent calls received by the Hudson family. In one, the caller repeatedly chants, “Justice for Nolan Wells. Son for a son.”
In another, a caller calls Ben the “father of a murderer.” Furthermore, in another, a caller appears to say that Warren Hudson is going to get “all the way f*****d up.”
“…I know you killed that little kid, man. You guys ain’t s**t. Your wife ain’t s**t. You’re racist [expletive],” the caller goes on to say.
Another caller chastised Ben for raising money for the legal defense of his son and other teens who traveled to Horn Island with Nolan Wells on July 4.
“You know what you’ve done… I can’t believe I live in a world with people like you… evil, racist, white people,” the caller continued to say in part. “… And God, I hope that you burn in hell…”
Click here to listen to the full audio.
Ben Hudson has made headlines for offering a $50,000 reward for anyone who has information leading to the arrest or conviction of the person responsible for Nolan Wells’ death, per The Shade Room. However, he and his family have also made headlines for launching a legal defense fundraiser.
Furthermore, the campaign was launched via GiveSendGo. To date, it has raised over $162,000.
“On Independence Day Weekend of 2026, lives were changed forever when a group of friends lost their best friend, Nolan Wells… But instead of being allowed to mourn, what followed was an unprecedented online campaign of accusations, harassment, threats, and defamation. Since Nolan’s death, Warren Hudson, Jax Pitalo, Morgan Seymour, and many others have been inundated with death threats, threats of violence, and defamation. They have been falsely and wrongly blamed by individuals online and in the media of either directly or indirectly having a hand in Nolan’s death,” the campaign notes. “Our first goal is to raise money to defend these friends against incoming wrongful death actions filed by Attorney Ben Crump and his team. Our second goal is to fund a robust legal team to sue for the litany of slander and libel being spread by not only Crump, but also many social media influencers, news outlets, and local provocateurs who know better.”
The campaign boasts a $200,000 goal. This, Mississippi attorney Tyler Cox, and high-profile attorney Edward Andrew Paltzik reportedly join forces for the teens’ legal defense.
We dont know what happened. We have been completely transparent from the beginning because we want to know what happened, too,” Ben previously told the media, per the Sun Herald.
To note, a GoFundMe campaign for the Wells family can be found here. To date, it has raised over $830,000 of its $850,000 goal.
Meanwhile, the Sun Herald has also shared an update on Edward James Porter. As The Shade Room previously reported, Porter, an Illinois man, was recently arrested and charged. This, for allegedly threatening to physically harm Bard Edmiston and one of his family members, two witnesses related to the Nolan Wells case.
Per the outlet, a federal judge granted the man bond. However, U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr., in the Southern District of Mississippi, ordered Porter to remain in jail. This, reportedly pending a detention hearing.
