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AMBER Alert Still Active for Missing Summer Wells After Arrest

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC · How we work

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Don Wells was arrested for domestic assault after deputies responded to a disturbance on Ben Hill Road.
He entered custody on October 12.
His wife Candus Bly Wells reported visible injuries after the assault.
His daughter Summer Wells vanished from their Hawkins County home on June 15, 2021, at age five.
TBI Director David Rausch said the AMBER Alert remains active while investigators still have unanswered questions.

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Don Wells was arrested for domestic assault after deputies responded to a disturbance on Ben Hill Road.
He entered custody on October 12.
His wife Candus Bly Wells reported visible injuries after the assault.
His daughter Summer Wells vanished from their Hawkins County home on June 15, 2021, at age five.
TBI Director David Rausch said the AMBER Alert remains active while investigators still have unanswered questions.