None of the three appear to know Wells, his family or the boating group, or be part of the investigation. An independent autopsy commissioned by Wells’ family found the 18-year-old’s cause of death to be “undetermined” pending further investigation. Latino said that one of the family members who Porter threatened is a witness in the investigation into Wells’ death. A California man, Joseph Alfredo Vasquez Dumarce, was charged on July 14 for allegedly sending a threatening Facebook message to a Jackson County Chancery Court judge with ties to the Wells investigation. Judge Ashlee Cole posted a screenshot of Dumarce's threatening message on Facebook on July 9.