A man told 911 a bear chased him off a cliff. Weeks later, he was arrested for murder
Authorities say Nicholas Hamlett killed a man in Tennessee in an attempt to steal his identity, and reported it to police as a bear attack. He was arrested in South Carolina after a weekslong manhunt.
Arrest made after hiker murdered in small mountain town slaying staged as bear attack
Nicholas Wayne Hamlett pretended to be a man named Brandon Andrade when he dialed 911 around 11:34 p.m. on Oct. 24 and told police he was injured and trapped in a body of water after a bear chased him off a cliff while hiking in Hamilton County, Tennessee, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office wrote in a Facebook post at the time.
Man who allegedly staged bear attack arrested for murder in stolen identity scheme
Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, 45, was detained without incident on Sunday in Columbia, South Carolina, after being recognized at a local hospital, according to the sheriff’s office in Monroe County, Tennessee. The FBI was able to use Hamlett’s fingerprints ...
An East TN murder suspect accused of staging hiker's death as a bear attack has been captured
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Suspect accused of murdering man to steal his identity captured following weekslong manhunt
A man who allegedly killed someone to steal the victim's identity and tried to make the death appear to be a fall has been ...
Tenn. man accused of murder and lying about bear chase is caught in South Carolina
A fugitive accused of killing a man in Tennessee and trying to pass off the body as someone else’s by calling 911 was found ...
Man wanted in Tennessee murder staged as bear attack has been captured, authorities say
October, Steven Douglas Lloyd of Knoxville was found dead in a staged bear attack that was allegedly linked to Nicholas Wayne ...
Accused Identity Thief Who Called 911 and Allegedly Staged Fake Bear Attack Arrested on Suspicion of Murder: Authorities
Nicholas Wayne Hamlett was arrested in South Carolina on Sunday, Nov. 10, in connection with the Oct. 18 murder of Steven ...
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Fugitive Arrested — Columbia hospital employee recognizes murder suspect Nicholas Hamlett, now in custody
According to the Columbia Police Department, fugitive and Tennessee murder suspect Nicholas Wayne Hamlett has been captured ...
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East Tennessee Murder Suspect Nicholas Hamlett Captured at South Carolina Hospital by Alert Employee
East Tennessee murder suspect Nicholas Hamlett was captured at a South Carolina hospital after being recognized by staff.
Tennessee leaders expected to make an extradition request for Monroe Co. suspect arrested in South Carolina
Don Bosch, a criminal defense lawyer based in Knoxville, said an extradition request is also called a "fugitive from justice ...
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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, ...
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 ...
Hospital worker helps nab murder suspect who staged killing as bear attack to steal victim’s identity: Cops
Hamlett is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of 34-year-old Steven Douglas Lloyd. Investigators say that ...