South Carolina, Monroe County

Monroe County murder suspect in custody after being identified at South Carolina hospital, police say
Hamlett is accused of killing 34-year-old Steven Douglas Lloyd, of Knoxville, on the Cherohala Skyway in Tellico Plains on Oct. 18.
Monroe County murder suspect apprehended in South Carolina
The suspect wanted for the murder of Steven Douglas Lloyd has been arrested in South Carolina after being spotted at a local hosptial.
Wanted Monroe Co. murder suspect spotted at South Carolina hospital, taken into custody
Nicholas Wayne Hamlett is accused of killing Steven Douglas Lloyd, befriending him after mental health issues led him to occasionally live on the streets.
South Carolina police capture murder suspect wanted in bizarre bear 911 call
The man used a bogus identity when he made a 911 call claiming he fell off a cliff while running from a bear. Then police found a body.
Murder Suspect Who Alleged Bear Attack Is Captured in South Carolina
The suspect was taken into custody, ending a multistate manhunt in a case involving a suspicious emergency call, a false identity and a fake bear attack.
Tennessee identity theft murder suspect caught in South Carolina after weeks on the run
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The search has ended for a Tennessee murder suspect considered armed and dangerous. Authorities in Columbia, South Carolina took Nicholas Wayne Hamlett into custody after a staff member of a local hospital recognized him Sunday night. Hamlett is accused of killing Steven Lloyd of Knoxville.
Tennessee fugitive accused of killing a man and lying about a bear chase is caught in South Carolina
Authorities in South Carolina have captured a Tennessee fugitive accused of killing a man and trying to pass off the body as someone else's.
Monroe County murder suspect believed to be in South Carolina
There is an update to a manhunt for a fugitive wanted for first degree murder in Monroe County. He is now believed to have fled Tennessee. Authorities in Chapin, South Carolina believe that Nicholas Wayne Hamlett is now in their town of roughly 16-hundred people.
East Tennessee murder suspect captured at South Carolina hospital
An East Tennessee murder suspect who had become the subject of a multistate manhunt and a $5,000 reward has been captured, authorities in South Carolina announced on Sunday.
Man captured after feigning fatal bear attack of victim, stealing his ID
A man suspected of stealing his murder victim’s ID and faking a fatal bear attack in Tennessee has been arrested in South Carolina, authorities said Monday.
Man accused of staging Tennessee murder as bear attack arrested in South Carolina
The man accused of staging a Tennessee murder as a bear attack last month was arrested in South Carolina over the weekend. The Moore County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee confirmed the arrest, and said it happened in Columbia on Sunday evening.
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Monroe County murder suspect spotted in South Carolina, search continues
(WATE) — Law enforcement overnight confirmed an out-of-state sighting of murder suspect Nicholas Hamlett, who is at the ...
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East Tennessee murder suspect spotted in South Carolina, search continues
(WATE) — Law enforcement overnight confirmed an out-of-state sighting of murder suspect Nicholas Hamlett, who is at the ...