Cincinnati woman charged after making bomb threats to multiple government offices following Nolan Wells’ death
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) — A Cincinnati, Ohio, woman faces a federal charge after authorities say she made dozens of bomb threat calls to two Mississippi government offices in July following the death of Nolan Wells.
Michelle Francine Edwards was charged July 30, 2026, in United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Southern Division, with one count of transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce.(Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office)
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Michelle Francine Edwards was charged July 30, 2026, in United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Southern Division, with one count of transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce.
The calls
According to the complaint, Edwards made two sets of calls on July 23, 2026, using a blocked number.
Between 1:34 p.m. and 1:42 p.m., the George County Chancery Clerk’s Office received 21 calls from a blocked number. The caller stated, “Do not go outside,” “the clock is ticking,” and “die.”
Between 2:06 p.m. and 2:24 p.m., the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office dispatch received eight calls placed using *67 to mask the caller’s identity. The caller said, “y’all got a bomb outside, don’t come outside b**ch,” and later, “y’all still in there?” The threats triggered a building lockdown and a bomb sweep with K9 units.
The investigation
Investigators submitted an emergency disclosure request to C-Spire and Verizon, which identified the phone number used.
Open-source searches on Cash App linked the number to accounts associated with the name Michelle Edwards. Cincinnati Police Department records also listed Edwards as the owner of the number.
Cell tower data from the night of the incident showed the device associated with the number had “bedded down” near Edwards’ known addresses in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The charge carries the maximum penalty of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years’ supervised release.
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