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 in South Carolina.
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.
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 Hamlett.
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.
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 Douglas Lloyd in a complex case of identity theft
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.
Murder suspect caught in Columbia. Cops said he tried to pass off Tenn. killing as bear attack.
Nicholas Hamlett was arrested at a Columbia, SC, hospital Nov. 10 after a weekslong search. He is charged with first-degree murder in Monroe County, Tennessee.
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.
S.C. cops arrest man accused of staging slaying as bear attack
The suspect who allegedly staged a fake bear attack to cover up a murder is in custody after a three-week manhunt.
Suspect accused of staging man’s slaying as bear attack arrested, police say
Nicholas Wayne Hamlett was taken into custody Sunday in Columbia, South Carolina after being recognized at a hospital.
An East TN murder suspect accused of staging hiker's death as a bear attack has been captured
A man wanted for a murder that involved staging a bear attack in East Tennessee has been captured. An East TN murder suspect accused of staging hiker's death as a bear attack has been captured Terminally ill adults with less than six months to live who have a settled wish to end their lives which has been approved by two doctors and the High Court would be able to do so under a new law claimed to be the "most robust" in the world.
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The last movements of Tennessee murder suspect before capture in Columbia
Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, 45, has been wanted for weeks in connection with a murder in Monroe County, Tennessee. Carlos ...
Suspect accused of murdering man to steal his identity captured following weekslong manhunt
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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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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 ...
Man arrested in killing that was falsely blamed on bear
A man accused of murder after a 911 call about a fake bear attack in the mountains of Tennessee led authorities to a dead man ...
Police take custody of missing Monroe Co. murder suspect, Nicholas Hamlett after he was recognized in South Carolina hospital
Nicholas Wayne Hamlett is accused of killing Steven Douglas Lloyd, befriending him after mental health issues led him to occasionally live on the streets.