“I didn’t come here to make money. I came here to give money,” Sharpton said, announcing a $50k reward that Tyler Perry quickly matched.
Today, as Nolan Wells’ family and friends prepared to lay the 18-year-old to rest, Rev. Al Sharpton added new stakes to the community’s quest for answers. While giving the eulogy during the service, Rev. Sharpton addressed the critics who sent hate mail to Nolan’s mother, accusing him and civil rights attorney Ben Crump of their involvement being rooted in financial gain.
“I’m so inspired by who’s accused us of that, that I want to put up a reward of $50,000 for anybody who could give the information that will lead to an arrest and a conviction in the case of what happened,” Sharpton announced. “He was not on that island by himself, somebody saw something and knows something. So I didn’t come to make money. I came to give money. Stand up and tell the truth. Whatever it is, good or bad.”
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