India, Aug. 5 -- A third person has now been arrested over alleged threats linked to the investigation into Nolan Wells' death. The latest arrest comes as authorities continue looking into threats made against witnesses and others connected to the high-profile Mississippi case, even though no one has been charged in Wells' death.

Edward James Porter, 40, was arrested on charges of transmitting threatening communications in interstate commerce, as first reported by the Sun Herald on Tuesday, August 4.

According to report, Porter, of Berwyn, Illinois, is charged in a federal criminal complaint with transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce to kill or injure two witnesses in the ongoing state investigation into Wells'...