Joseph Alfredo Vasquez Dumarce Faces Federal Charges for Sending Death Threats to Mississippi Judge Ashlee Cole
Joseph Alfredo Vasquez Dumarce, a 27-year-old from Sacramento, California, has been arrested and charged with interstate transmission of threatening communication. The federal charges stem from a series of death threats Dumarce allegedly sent to Ashlee Cole, a Jackson County Chancery Judge in Mississippi. Cole is the stepmother of Warren Hudson, a friend of Nolan Wells, who was discovered dead after a mysterious disappearance during a July 4th trip to Horn Island. Investigators from the FBI tracked Dumarce down by tracing the email associated with his Facebook account. The threats included messages describing a package that would "blow you away" and a countdown to ask for forgiveness. Cole has reported receiving numerous threats, including a mail bomb and plans to "open up your insides." While the Wells family continues to seek answers regarding the death of Nolan Wells, the case has generated significant social media scrutiny. Judge Cole has faced allegations of influencing a cover-up, though she has worked to debunk these rumors. Meanwhile, Ben Hudson, the father of Warren Hudson, plans to sue attorney Ben Crump for allegedly pursuing a false narrative regarding the death of the 18-year-old boy.