East Tennessee Murder Suspect Nicholas Hamlett Captured at South Carolina Hospital by Alert Employee

An East Tennessee murder suspect’s run from law enforcement ended at a South Carolina hospital when a vigilant hospital employee recognized him. Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, 45, was apprehended and is now in the temporary custody of U.S. Marshals, the Columbia Police Department confirmed. Details provided by

WATE

indicate that Hamlett, after being identified by the staff member, underwent a fingerprint scan which confirmed his identity.

Having eluded the authorities for over three weeks, Hamlett became the subject of a multistate manhunt. Initially spotted in Chapin, South Carolina, law enforcement officials stated the suspect also had connections to various other states. Meanwhile, arrangements for his extradition to Monroe County, where he will face a first-degree murder charge, are underway as reported by

WVLT

.

The haunting circumstances of the crime surfaced when Hamlett allegedly killed 34-year-old Steven Douglas Lloyd in a wooded area near the Cherohala Skyway, on October 18. Posing as Lloyd, Hamlett reportedly called 911 to feign a distressing encounter with a bear.

WBIR

revealed that the victim was falsely identified using an ID that had been stolen and used on multiple other occasions.

Nicholas Hamlett’s extensive criminal background includes a parole violation in Alabama with charges encompassing attempted murder, second-degree forgery, and first-degree kidnapping. Working closely with Tennessee authorities on the extradition process, the Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force holds Hamlett, the man who once pretended as a distressed hiker to hoodwink law enforcement, in custody. In due course, Hamlett will be returned to face the judicial process for the heinous act of violence that left a man not only dead but also robbed of his rightful identity.

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