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 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.
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.
Man who allegedly staged bear attack arrested for murder in stolen identity scheme
A man accused of killing a person and staging it as a fatal bear attack in Tennessee was taken into custody in South Carolina over the weekend on murder charges, in what authorities described as a plot to steal the victim’s identity.
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.
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.
Suspect wanted for murder of hiker staged as a bear attack captured in South Carolina
Nicholas Wayne Hamlett , 45, sparked a manhunt last month after he made a 911 call claiming to be a hiker fleeing a bear attack
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.
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
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.
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Suspect accused of staging man’s slaying as bear attack arrested, police say
Nicholas Wayne Hamlett was taken into custody Sunday in Columbia ... The body was actually that of Steven Douglas Lloyd.
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Steven Wayne Hanson was many things to many people. A devoted son, brother, husband, father, uncle, grandfather, and friend. His smile was infectious. His positive attitude was unmatched.
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