Nolan Wells demanded “Give me my freaking phone” in an argument filmed shortly before he went missing, his family’s lawyer Ben Crump claims.
The 18-year-old college football player vanished during a Fourth of July boat trip with friends to Horn Island, Mississippi.
His body was recovered Monday and positively identified as his remains the following day using dental records.
Police have been investigating a video that allegedly shows a heated argument before Wells went missing.
Speaking in an interview with Michael Strahan on “Good Morning America” alongside Wells’ devastated parents Friday morning, Crump said the footage shows a fight over the teen’s phone.
“This video, you can hear an argument going where Nolan is saying ‘Give me my freaking phone, what are you freaking doing?’ the attorney said.
Crump also questioned claims that Wells left his phone before his pals reportedly returned to shore without him.
“I mean, no young person leaves their cell phone,” he told Strahan.
Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter has said nothing from the evidence “yet” points to foul play, and urged patience as the investigation presses on.
However, Wells’ family is demanding a “thorough investigation” into what happened to the youngster, who played as a wide receiver for Southwest Mississippi Community College.
The family has flown his remains from Mississippi to Washington DC for an independent autopsy to be carried out.
Crump revealed during the interview with Strahan on “GMA” that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is paying for the post-mortem.
Jackson County Coroner Bruce Lynd Jr. told The Post Tuesday that results from the official autopsy could take weeks while toxicology tests are carried out.
Nolan’s distraught mom, Christine Wonsley, said during the interview that after the family recovered Wells’ phone they noticed there were no Snapchat videos, which they believe is “suspicious”.
“I was just like ‘That can’t be’,” Wonsley said.
According to the mother of one of his friends, Wells decided to stay behind while the others returned inland due to a mechanical issue with the boat.
