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.



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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.

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By Paradise Afshar and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — 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. 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…

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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A fugitive accused of killing a man in Tennessee and trying to pass off the body as someone else’s by calling 911, identifying himself as that person and saying he had fallen off a cliff while being chased by a bear has been captured in South Carolina, authorities said.
In a social media post Sunday, the Columbia Police Department said Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, 45, was recognized by an employee at a hospital in the South Carolina …

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Tennessee Fugitive Accused of Killing Man and Lying About Bear Chase Is Caught in South Carolina

A man suspected of killing a vulnerable Tennessee man by faking a fatal bear attack was arrested in South Carolina, authorities said Monday. Police in Columbia, S.C., arrested Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, 45, Sunday night after a hospital worker recognized him from wanted posters and notified authorities. Authorities started looking for Hamlett after he allegedly called 911 on Oct. 18, identifying himself as Brandon Andrade and claiming he had tumble…

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Man captured after feigning fatal bear attack of victim, stealing his ID

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A fugitive accused of killing a man in Tennessee and trying to pass off the body as someone else's by calling 911, identifying himself as that person and saying he had fallen off a cliff while being chased by a bear has been captured in South Carolina, authorities said.

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Tennessee fugitive accused of killing man and lying about bear chase caught in South Carolina

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A fugitive accused of killing a man in Tennessee and trying to pass off the body as someone else’s by calling 911, identifying himself as that person and saying he had fallen off a cliff while being chased by a bear has been captured in South Carolina, authorities said. In a social media post Sunday, the Columbia Police Department said Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, 45, was recognized by an employee at a hospital in the South Ca…

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Tennessee fugitive accused of killing a man and lying about a bear chase is caught in South Carolina

According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, an Alabama fugitive accused of staging a murder in Tennessee last month as a bear attack, has been arrested at a South Carolina hospital. Meanwhile, the man police say Hamlett killed has been identified as new details emerge about the crime Hamlett allegedly committed. In mid-October, Tennessee authorities said Hamlett called 911, telling them his name was Brandon Andrade a…

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Nicholas Wayne Hamlett was arrested in South Carolina on Nov. 10 in connection with the Oct. 18 murder of Steven Douglas Lloyd in a complex case of identity theft.

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Accused Identity Thief Who Allegedly Called 911, Staged Fake Bear Attack is Arrested for Murder

Man who allegedly staged bear attack arrested for murder in stolen identity scheme

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