Federal authorities have arrested a California man accused of sending a bomb and death threat to a Mississippi Gulf Coast judge, the parent of a friend who went with Nolan Xavier Wells on the Fourth of July to Horn Island, where the Black teenager’s body was found two days later.
Joseph Alfredo Vasquez Dumarce, 27, of Sacramento, faces a federal charge of interstate transmission of threatening communication. Conviction on that felony carries a maximum sentence of five years, a maximum $250,000 fine and up to three years of post-release supervision.
On July 11, a Facebook user “yaeyae962” sent a direct message to a Jackson County chancery judge who is not named in the criminal complaint and only identified by the initials “A.C.” in an indictment, which were both unsealed Thursday.
That judge, Ashlee Cole, posted online about receiving the threat and others from the user. Cole is the stepmother of Warren Hudson, who was part of the friend group with Wells who traveled by boat to Horn Island on July 4.
Wells did not return to Ocean Springs with Hudson and other friends. Instead, the friends told investigators that Wells wanted to stay on the island and would get a ride back to the mainland. On July 6, a National Parks Service ranger found Wells’ body off the northwest tip of Horn Island.
Investigators linked the Facebook account to Dumarce by tracing an email, IP addresses and a phone number to a Sacramento address. The complaint states records from the number show the phone number called office numbers for the Jackson County Chancery Court on July 11 around 1:30 a.m.
The screenshot of the message included in the complaint shows a string of nearly a dozen messages sent together telling the judge that a bomb would arrive at her office and “blow you away when you see it.”
The sender wrote that the explosive would leave blood everywhere and lead to a quick death, and told the judge to “ask god for forgiveness.”
Dumarce was booked into the Sacramento County Jail on Wednesday on a federal hold, according to jail records. It is unclear whether he will be transported to Mississippi.
He is listed on the California sex offender’s registry for a 2019 conviction of annoying or molesting a child and a 2020 conviction of harmful matter sent with intent of seduction of a minor. Dumarce was released from prison on the recent charge in 2023, according to the registry.
Cole posted a statement July 7 to deny that her family was not hindering Wells’ death investigation.
The judge also posted about threats she had received on social media with screenshots of some allegedly sent by Dumarce under the username “yaeyae962.” That includes the messages cited in the court records and comments on photos on Instagram.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating Wells’ death, and the sheriff reached out to the FBI to help investigate interstate threats that have been received by friends of Wells, their families, Wells’ parents and public officials working on the case.
Elmore Wonsley, right, pauses from speaking as wife Christine Wonsley holds a photo of their deceased son, Nolan Wells, as they appear at the National Urban League’s annual conference, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. Credit: AP Photo/John AmisThe day of Wells’ funeral, his estate began sending letters giving notice of an anticipated civil lawsuit. Recipients were directed to immediately preserve all evidence, including communications, photos, video, audio recordings, metadata and other types of records.
Cole is one of the letter recipients, according to a copy of the letter addressed to her that was published by the Sun Herald.
Wells’ parents, Christine and Elmore Wonsley, hired national civil rights attorney Ben Crump shortly after their son’s death. Crump has called for an impartial investigation and has helped the family get an independent autopsy.
On Thursday, the Wonsleys said the threats and character attacks against them will not stop them from advocating for Wells.
The family of another friend who traveled to Horn Island with Wells is pursuing a defamation lawsuit against those spreading misinformation implicating Bart Edmiston Jr. in Wells’ death, which have come with safety threats, including death threats.
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