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 last month has been found and arrested, police said Sunday.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said it was informed Sunday that Hamlett, who had been sought on a first-degree murder warrant, was found and arrested in South Carolina.
“The sharing of Hamlett’s wanted poster led the public, whom is our most valuable resource, to act as our eyes and ears,” Monroe County Sheriff Tommy J. Jones II said in a statement.
Hamlett was arrested in South Carolina after a hospital employee recognized him and alerted authorities, Columbia police said.
His case did not appear to be available online on Monroe County court records Monday.
Persons:
Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, Hamlett, Hamlett’s, Tommy J, Jones II, Nicholas Wayne Hamlet, Brandon Andrade, Charles Hall, Brandon Kristopher Andrade —, “, ” Jones, Jones, Steven Douglas Lloyd
Organizations:
Sheriff’s, Charles Hall Bridge, Hamlett, NBC, Columbia
Locations:
Tennessee, Columbia , South Carolina, Monroe County, Monroe, South Carolina, Tellico Plains, Alabama, Knoxville, Columbia