A grand jury this week found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, who was found dead earlier this year.

The case attracted national attention, including considerable speculation that it could have been a racially-motivated murder. But the grand jury concluded that Wells had merely drowned, CNN reported. Specifically, the grand jury “finds that the position of, the condition of, time of discovery, and location of Mr. Wells’ body is consistent with drowning,” according to its report.

Wells died after a Fourth of July trip earlier this year, with his body recovered on July 6. Wells family attorney Ben Crump was dissatisfied with the result and suggested there was more to the story.

But despite considerable speculation that it could have been a racially motivated murder, the district attorney explicitly denied any evidence to support that theory.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.